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Elizabeth
Half-elven
Feb 2 2013, 2:38am
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Apparently that year's Nobel literature committee was largely composed of people whose taste was strongly in the camp of modern, contemporary prose. That is far from a universal assessment, as evidenced by the extraordinary popularity of LotR even well before the movies. As the article notes, Tolkien was in good company, with several other much loved authors in the "not modern enough" reject bin. Similarly, there are plenty of film critics who prefer Quentin Tarantino to Peter Jackson. Tom Shippey dealt with these issues well in "J. R. R. Tolkien, Author of the Century".
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Why do some people say that Tolkien wasn't a writer?
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Rane
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Feb 2 2013, 1:19am
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No accounting for taste.
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Elizabeth
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Feb 2 2013, 2:38am
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He has certainty lasted a long time!
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Eowyn3
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Feb 2 2013, 6:31am
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What is great literature?
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Angharad73
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Feb 2 2013, 10:39am
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I wonder if they regret their decision
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Rane
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Feb 2 2013, 9:19pm
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What makes a writer...
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Angharad73
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Feb 2 2013, 10:01pm
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What about it?
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sador
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Feb 3 2013, 8:01am
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I think it's a matter of opinion -
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geordie
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Feb 3 2013, 9:47am
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Well put
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squire
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Feb 3 2013, 2:21pm
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Also well put.
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Elizabeth
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Feb 3 2013, 6:59pm
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Some critical reviews...
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Morthoron
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Feb 7 2013, 3:07am
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Unfortunately, Tolkien will never win it.
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macfalk
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Feb 3 2013, 12:05pm
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Tolkien never will win the Nobel Prize for Literature
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geordie
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Feb 3 2013, 12:48pm
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The Nobel Prize has been awarded posthumously
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macfalk
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Feb 3 2013, 3:40pm
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Just a minor, supplementary point: The Nobel Prize Committee
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NZ Strider
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Feb 11 2013, 7:27am
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I heard that too
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Sam20
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Feb 27 2013, 5:31pm
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