tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post3058031970404341085..comments2024-03-28T13:10:04.655+00:00Comments on The Notion Club Papers - an Inklings blog: Transition from French-Norman to Germanic romance in The Notion Club PapersBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-33530065874051692662016-07-03T23:16:20.847+01:002016-07-03T23:16:20.847+01:00I'm a little sceptical of linking the dichotom...I'm a little sceptical of linking the dichotomy of dream-'real' to French vs. Germanic literary cultures. Chrétien de Troyes is more or less the type-specimen of French Romance, and he presents his tales straightforwardly, magic and all - I just don't see that medieval literature falls into the categories you suggest (or that Tolkien would have thought it did).Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765254563756137957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-13436099312058432252016-07-01T13:54:03.134+01:002016-07-01T13:54:03.134+01:00I meant especially unfortunate.I meant especially unfortunate.Nathanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531664498277638757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410716623228444076.post-49369254766143205652016-07-01T13:53:31.153+01:002016-07-01T13:53:31.153+01:00That makes sense! It seems unfortunate he wasn'...That makes sense! It seems unfortunate he wasn't able to finish then.Nathanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531664498277638757noreply@blogger.com