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News from Bree
spymaster@theonering.net
Jul 29 2012, 7:45pm
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Tolkien and technology: fall, mortality, and the machine
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 Alan Jacobs muses in The Atlantic that "from the beginnings of modern fantasy, in the work of Tolkien, technology has always been the enemy of the good life. But does it have to be that way?"
It's an interesting thought piece that draws on some key comments Tolkien made in letters around the time Lord of the Rings was published.
"Anyway all this stuff is mainly concerned with Fall, Mortality, and the Machine." Letter 131. Letters of JRR Tolkien.
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Tolkien and technology: fall, mortality, and the machine
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News from Bree
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Jul 29 2012, 7:45pm
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Nice little article but a little light on
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SirDennisC
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Jul 30 2012, 1:35am
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If you (or others) haven't already read it....
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Tweezers of Thu
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Jul 30 2012, 12:52pm
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Nice to see, though
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jul 30 2012, 2:13pm
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A very good point
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SirDennisC
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Jul 30 2012, 5:11pm
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There is good technology in Tolkien's world.
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Curious
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Jul 30 2012, 3:25pm
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Speed up the belt, Sam, speed up the belt!
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squire
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Jul 30 2012, 5:33pm
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Tolkien talks about mass production in On Fairy Stories, under Escape.
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Curious
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Jul 30 2012, 8:33pm
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I'm having trouble with the edit function, so let me add here
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Curious
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Jul 30 2012, 8:43pm
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Interesting Reaction
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justbennett
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Aug 1 2012, 5:50am
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I agree about the parallels
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squire
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Aug 1 2012, 11:57am
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Yes, but what if
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justbennett
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Aug 6 2012, 9:06pm
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Evidence that Technology and Magic are not inherently in opposition
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Otaku-sempai
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Jul 30 2012, 5:27pm
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