Fingolfin’s Findings LXVI: One of Tolkien’s greatest critics, Michael Moorcock, has never really read “The Lord of the Rings”
Fans all over the world will have heard of two influential critical pieces: “Oo, those awful orcs!” (Opens in a new window) by Edmund Wilson (Opens in a new window) and “Epic Pooh” (Opens in a new window) [pdf] by Michael Moorcock (Opens in a new window) (revised edition, British Fantasy Society, 1978).
What I did not know until recently is - Moorcock never read LotR in full.
Well.
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Date
November 28, 2024
Topic
Fingolfin's Findings
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