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Tolkien’s Daughter on Her Dad’s Meticulous Story-Telling

  By Virginia Choi • August 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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Priscilla Tolkien, daughter to author of “Lord of the Rings” book series J. R. R. Tolkien interview, discusses her father’s conscientious and exact approach to the details in his books. She recalls how he would fastidiously revise elements in his books until they accurately portrayed the situations he construed for … Continue reading

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J. R. R. Tolkien’s Son on His Dad’s Use of Rings As Metaphor

  By Virginia Choi • August 5, 2014 Uncategorized
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J. R. R. Tolkien’s son, Christopher Tolkien analyzes his father’s work, particularly the metaphoric use of magic in his books: “Magic is very close to the machine. Magic is coercion…” And due to man’s use of machines, or “magic,” in order to attain power, Christopher Tolkien says it was important … Continue reading