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<blockquote data-quote="dms1972" data-source="post: 76018810" data-attributes="member: 325736"><p>Like you I'd like to see if Tolkien ever described his sub-creation in that way as "recording" or "reporting" what was already there. As I understand it he started by inventing the Elfin languages, then the stories came later as a way to bring those languages to life.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvish_languages_(Middle-earth)" target="_blank">Elvish languages (Middle-earth) - Wikipedia</a></p><p></p><p>Artists describe the creative process in various ways. CS Lewis for instance once said he was "pregnant with book". I have read in reference to Michaelangelo and his sculpting, that he described the figures he was sculpting as being in the stone clamoring to be freed, and that he chipped away the stone to uncover the masterpieces. This suggests a measure of humility on the part of such artists.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dms1972, post: 76018810, member: 325736"] Like you I'd like to see if Tolkien ever described his sub-creation in that way as "recording" or "reporting" what was already there. As I understand it he started by inventing the Elfin languages, then the stories came later as a way to bring those languages to life. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvish_languages_(Middle-earth)']Elvish languages (Middle-earth) - Wikipedia[/URL] Artists describe the creative process in various ways. CS Lewis for instance once said he was "pregnant with book". I have read in reference to Michaelangelo and his sculpting, that he described the figures he was sculpting as being in the stone clamoring to be freed, and that he chipped away the stone to uncover the masterpieces. This suggests a measure of humility on the part of such artists. [/QUOTE]
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