Wolfe and Tolkein

James Jordan · 02 Jan 2002, 18:00 · from whorl-v0013.mbox · original

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From: James Jordan <jbjordan4 at home.com>
Subject: Wolfe and Tolkein
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 12:00:47 -0600
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Someone mentioned rereading some Wolfe with his love of Tolkein in mind. I=20
suggest that there is a good deal of Tolkein-esque stuff, Lupinized to be=20
sure, in *The Devil in a Forest.* Wolfe's essay on Tolkein is virtually a=20
summary of some of the things presented there.

Nutria

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