The content is very interesting, but the delivery is unacceptable for a scholar of that dimension. One learns in the first year undergraduate studies not to read notes for a presentation. It is rigid and disrespectful to the audience.
I understand and to some extent agree with your point but it's worth noting that in academic circles (at least in the UK I can't speak for other countries) - reading a paper is the norm. If you go to academic conferences this is what you see: academics literally reading their papers to each other. I agree that it's very strange but it is the custom.
@@Liopot68 Okay, well let's not get into a big thing over it - my experience is that it's very common at academic conferences yours is different. My point really is that it needn't be construed as disrespectful.
Rubbish. I say that as an academic in the field. A knowledge of ancient literature and folk tales does not constitute a belief in any form of magick as a real life spiritual practice. Like the biblical Daniel, they simply had a knowledge of many kinds of literature and accessed the part of the human imagination that other contemporary writer's, such as the Bloomsbury group, were not accessing. After the horrors of 2 world wars, writing in fantasy helped them to deal with the big spiritual issues in a way which was safe for their early relationship in that it was more detached than say the war poetry of Sassoon and Owens.
There are always those who live out their Christianity in a spirit of fear. We have much, much less to fear in the fictional "magic" of Lewis and Tolkien than we do in the fear of such things among Christians.
one dislike. Someone is in denial of two brilliant minds being friends and enjoying their Creator... :)
You can’t please everyone. Don’t give them any attention and they’ll go away. Let them dislike it all they want! Truth hurts.
Very interesting. Thank you for taking the time to research and present this topic. It helped me during my English studies.
Stunning. Anything to add.
23:50 - on Friendship
Yours sincerely share
The content is very interesting, but the delivery is unacceptable for a scholar of that dimension. One learns in the first year undergraduate studies not to read notes for a presentation. It is rigid and disrespectful to the audience.
I understand and to some extent agree with your point but it's worth noting that in academic circles (at least in the UK I can't speak for other countries) - reading a paper is the norm. If you go to academic conferences this is what you see: academics literally reading their papers to each other. I agree that it's very strange but it is the custom.
@@richhasnip5374 I disagree. I did my Phd in Sheffield and a PostDoc at the university of Sussex. Nobody ever read from notes.
@@Liopot68 Okay, well let's not get into a big thing over it - my experience is that it's very common at academic conferences yours is different. My point really is that it needn't be construed as disrespectful.
@@richhasnip5374 I understand your point. It might also be a generational thing. Younger academics seem to be more engaged with the audience.
@@Liopot68 Yes, that may well be true! Perhaps more emphasis is placed on the presentation of ideas now.
lovely man.. great talk!
Love Tolkien but his views on religion are incredibly flawed and his statements made on religion prove nothing about religion.
Tolkein believed in magic and so did Lewis
Rubbish. I say that as an academic in the field. A knowledge of ancient literature and folk tales does not constitute a belief in any form of magick as a real life spiritual practice. Like the biblical Daniel, they simply had a knowledge of many kinds of literature and accessed the part of the human imagination that other contemporary writer's, such as the Bloomsbury group, were not accessing. After the horrors of 2 world wars, writing in fantasy helped them to deal with the big spiritual issues in a way which was safe for their early relationship in that it was more detached than say the war poetry of Sassoon and Owens.
There are always those who live out their Christianity in a spirit of fear. We have much, much less to fear in the fictional "magic" of Lewis and Tolkien than we do in the fear of such things among Christians.