'Like, yet unlike,' is Merry's comment in The Lord of the Rings when he first sees Gandalf and Saruman together: Gandalf, returned from the dead, has assumed the white robes formerly worn by Saruman, who has succumbed to despair and been corrupted by evil and is about to be deposed. So we have two people … Continue reading ‘Like, yet unlike.’
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The Exploration of Inner Space III: What Plato’s got to do with it
Chimborazo, Ecuador WHEN I was but thirteen or so I went into a golden land, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi Took me by the hand. Turner’s poem is called ‘Romance’ and it records an experience most of us have felt at some point in childhood, the enchantment that arises from the potent combination of exotic names and far-off … Continue reading The Exploration of Inner Space III: What Plato’s got to do with it
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