Posted: May 16, 2000 at 03:12:41: by Michael Martinez
: How about the topic suggested by Alexander below, under the
: title "Tolkien's Eye," about POV and that all but a few
: incidents in the LR are ones that were either witnessed by a
: surviving character or known by some person Frodo could ask.
: The two of the possible exceptions that he cites are intriguing
: in themselves.I have not yet looked at the thread. I'll give it a scan, though. :
: Another aspect of this is possible "bias" in Tolkien's
: narratives, as picked up from the alleged sources. There is an
: essay _Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference_
: by one Alex Lewis entitled "Historical Bias in the Making of
: _The Silmarillion_" which argues that Tolkien slanted the
: presentation of the Silm. very subtly to reflect the biases
: Bilbo would have picked up in Rivendell, so that Elrond's
: closer kin are portrayed in a better light than his more
: distant kin, specifically the Feanoreans (who weren't always
: craven and treacherous).
:
: Have you seen this? I figure you're a better judge of the
: validity of Lewis'es arguements. Might make for an interesting
: article, even be applicable to the LR.
: Just a suggestion. I haven't seen it, as literary analysis tends to put me to sleep. It would be tough to argue anything, I think, since Christopher Tolkien's fingerprints are all over THE SILMARILLION. You would have to restrict your analysis to post-LOTR era writings. That gets you: "Narn i Hin Hurin"
"Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin"
"Annals of Aman"
"Later Quenta Silmarillion"
"Laws and Customs of the Eldar"
"Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"
"The Wanderings of Hurin"
"Aelfwine and Dirhavel"
"Quendi and Eldar" I'll give the sources for LOTR material some thought, but I don't think I can do that for the next Findegil's essay. Not well, at any rate.
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