| Re: HoME Readers Level of Knowledge [message #179386] |
Sa, 03 Dezember 2005 18:49 |
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I've often wondered if people who've read HoME read the Silmarillion, then
go and read the relevant portions of the HoME to flesh out stories incidents
that are only touched on in the Silm. I.e., reading about Beren and
Luthien, then going and reading the Lay of Beren & Luthien, etc.
GRH
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| Re: HoME Readers Level of Knowledge [message #179390 ] |
Sa, 03 Dezember 2005 22:46 |
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On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:49:32 GMT, "Gregory Hernandez"
<gregrosa [at] earthlink.net> posted the following:
>I've often wondered if people who've read HoME read the Silmarillion, then
>go and read the relevant portions of the HoME to flesh out stories incidents
>that are only touched on in the Silm. I.e., reading about Beren and
>Luthien, then going and reading the Lay of Beren & Luthien, etc.
Since reading HoME I hardly even pick up the Silmarillion anymore;
frankly I don't really consider it worth reading anymore (as unpopular
an opinion as that may be here).
-Chris
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| Re: HoME Readers Level of Knowledge [message #179391 ] |
Sa, 03 Dezember 2005 23:43 |
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"Chris Kern" <chriskern99 [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:cg44p1tfga9tur69v6h21574e4qkp2kkcn [at] 4ax.com...
> On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 17:49:32 GMT, "Gregory Hernandez"
> <gregrosa [at] earthlink.net> posted the following:
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> >I've often wondered if people who've read HoME read the Silmarillion,
then
> >go and read the relevant portions of the HoME to flesh out stories
incidents
> >that are only touched on in the Silm. I.e., reading about Beren and
> >Luthien, then going and reading the Lay of Beren & Luthien, etc.
>
> Since reading HoME I hardly even pick up the Silmarillion anymore;
> frankly I don't really consider it worth reading anymore (as unpopular
> an opinion as that may be here).
>
> -Chris
So would you characterize your familiarity of HoME as good? How many
readings did it take?
The latter bits of Book IV, where I am now, are very gripping as the Quenta
takes shape as almost the official Silmarillion. The Index volume also
proves useful in spots as I go along.
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