This is the blog of the researcher who “found” the Tolkien translation of Beowulf and who is working on the translation, eventual publishing (I think). Still, his blog rocks for nerdy T fans (and fans of Philologist propoganda).
Suck it, Literati!
The deranged mind of everyone’s favourite ne’er-do-well
wow, his two posts on PoMo and it’s alternatives did a really good job of crystalizing about exactly how I’ve felt about it since I dropped my English major. Who knew that you could get a job while claiming that much good criticism is based on trying to explain what is essentially a gut instinct?
I want to take his class!
Lots of great points reflecting sentiments I’ve felt since grade school english books told me what to think about literature. That there were unbreakable meanings to be derived from a work. Of course, his is on a much higher level.
Fueh