Silmarillion

James Wynn · 07 Jul 2010, 21:03 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:03:24 -0500
Subject: (urth) Silmarillion
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> This is only one reading.
>    

This is the way Tolkien described it. See "The Letters of  JRR Tolkien"

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> In what way does what you say contradict what I say?
>    

Well, to the extent that 1) what I say is the way Tolkien described the 
creation of his world in very straightforward and engaging terms, and 2) 
that he never offered "deep history" as an explanation...well it doesn't 
*contradict* what your saying. Saying "Oranges grow from trees in 
Florida" does not contradict "Oranges can be thought of as a symbol of 
fertility." But only one statement tells me where to buy oranges wholesale.

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