Christopher Tolkien, 1924-2020

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Christopher Tolkien, 1924-2020

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2elenchus
Edited: Jan 17, 2020, 10:15 am

I take consolation in the significant body of Tolkien writings still left for me to read for the first time, not to mention the enjoyable re-reads in my future. In no small part, that is to the efforts of the younger Tolkien.

4MissWatson
Jan 17, 2020, 4:20 am

It feels like the end of an era.

5Crypto-Willobie
Jan 17, 2020, 8:20 am

I'm hoping his youngest son, Adam, who helped him on projects in his later years will take up the baton...

6anglemark
Jan 17, 2020, 10:03 am

>5 Crypto-Willobie: I don't think there's very much left to publish, and Adam doesn't have the advantage of having had a lifelong initiated discussion with Ronald about his work.

7Crypto-Willobie
Jan 17, 2020, 6:09 pm

There seems to be a fair amount of purely linguistic material if Parma Whatchamacallit and Vindiesel Tengwar (or whatever they're called) are any indication...

And I wouldn't mind seeing a maximal editing of The Silmarillion along the lines described in Arda Reconstructed.

8anglemark
Jan 18, 2020, 5:47 am

Aye, an alternative Silmarillion, edited knowing what we now know of JRRT's intentions and what text versions there are, would be nice.