作者:
Neil D Isaacs 出版社: University of Notre Dame P 副标题: Essays on J.R.R.Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings 出版年: 1968 装帧: Unknown Binding ISBN: 9780268982324
For man the present is not real but valuable. He can neither repeat the past exactly---every moment is unique---nor leave it behind---at every moment he adds to and thereby modifies all that has previously happened to him. (查看原文)
If one concentrates upon his ever open future, the natural image is of a road stretching ahead into unexpected country, but if one concentrates upon his unforgettable past, the natural image is of a city, which built in every style of architecture and in which the physically dead are as active citizens as the living.
The only characteristic common to both images is a sense of purpose; a road, even if its destination is invisible, runs in a certain direction; a city is built to endure and be a home. (查看原文)
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3月25日是每年传统的“托尔金阅读日”（Tolkien Reading Day），用以铭记持戒行者弗罗多完成使命的日子。赶在这一天前读完了这本集子，从出版年份来看算是西方托尔金研究第一个十年潮流的集结，包括C.S.路易斯、W.H.奥登等人的评论文章。就是放现在来看已经较为陈旧了，不少甚至并没有放入奇幻类型的语境中讨论，而是比较纯粹的文学批评。