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Showing posts with label Lord of the Rings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lord of the Rings. Show all posts
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
More Banned Books
Absolutely incredible. In the comment I left for the secret poster on banned books, I wondered if Lord of the Rings had ever been banned. I decided to search & this was the first thing I found:
The same site had this:
I think this wasn't on the list I originally posted but I found it on another list: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Challenged at the Baptist College in Charleston, SC (1987) because of "language and sexual references in the book."
And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors' eyes--a fresh, green breast of the new world. Its vanished trees, the trees that had made way for Gatsby's house, had once pandered in whispers to the last and greatest of all human dreams; for a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder.
While I disagree with the last time in history part, you don't ban someone who writes like that. What do you think, is fresh green breast a sexual reference? Interesting how I found that so easily!
Why, you may wonder, do I disagree with that last time in history part? Or you may not wonder, but it's late (or early depending on your perspective) and I'm bored so I'm going to tell you. I love looking at pictures of galaxies and planets. If you go to Nasa's site you can see some great pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope.
When I look at them I'm reminded of those words from the Great Gatsby - face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder. I wouldn't go so far as to say for the last time because who knows what the future will turn up. For now, these, along with everything I saw in England, will do for me.
Robin, the blog queen (what do you think of that for a new title?)
Lord of the Rings, By J.R.R. Tolkien: 2001 - Burned in Alamagordo, New Mexico outside Christ Community Church along with other Tolkien novels as satanic.
The same site had this:
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: 1976-Removed in school libraries in Anchorage, Alaska, Cedar Lake, Indiana, Eldon, Missouri (1977), and Folsom, California (1982), due to “objectionable language.” 1993 - Challenged, but retained, in the Churchill County, Nevada, school libraries. The controversy began after another dictionary was removed due to “objectionable language.” It was removed from, and later returned to, classrooms in Washoe County, Nevada.
I think this wasn't on the list I originally posted but I found it on another list: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Challenged at the Baptist College in Charleston, SC (1987) because of "language and sexual references in the book."
And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors' eyes--a fresh, green breast of the new world. Its vanished trees, the trees that had made way for Gatsby's house, had once pandered in whispers to the last and greatest of all human dreams; for a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder.
While I disagree with the last time in history part, you don't ban someone who writes like that. What do you think, is fresh green breast a sexual reference? Interesting how I found that so easily!
Why, you may wonder, do I disagree with that last time in history part? Or you may not wonder, but it's late (or early depending on your perspective) and I'm bored so I'm going to tell you. I love looking at pictures of galaxies and planets. If you go to Nasa's site you can see some great pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope.
When I look at them I'm reminded of those words from the Great Gatsby - face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder. I wouldn't go so far as to say for the last time because who knows what the future will turn up. For now, these, along with everything I saw in England, will do for me.
Robin, the blog queen (what do you think of that for a new title?)Monday, January 21, 2008
In a hole in the ground. . .
I'm sure that this is old news to all of you but thought I'd give you a few updates. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is going to be made into a movie. Like The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) trilogy, which I'm sure you've all watched repeatedly, The Hobbit will be directed by Peter Jackson. There will be two Hobbit movies. The first will cover the story as told in The Hobbit. The second will cover the 60 years between the end of The Hobbit and the beginning of LOTR. I had previously heard that there would be two movies & thought (along w/other people) that they were splitting The Hobbit into two parts which seemed pointless. I'm not sure how I feel about the idea of the second movie. Offhand, it seems kind of pointless as LOTR has already been released.Anyway I found the second movie info on, you guessed it, The Hobbit Blog! The first movie is scheduled for release in 2010 so you'll have to be a little patient. In the meantime you can check out onering.net. It is full of Hobbit & LOTR information. You can also re-read all the books (notice that I'm assuming you've all read them).
Robin
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