tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471028991399505320.post3343788662253006678..comments2023-04-16T03:51:17.530-07:00Comments on the middle page: Dyscatastrophe and Eucatastrophe in Tolkien's Greatest Love Story, 'Beren and Luthien'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536373669811879997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471028991399505320.post-77831106466908196272014-02-18T10:46:30.685-08:002014-02-18T10:46:30.685-08:00Completely agree! I love the idea of living throug...Completely agree! I love the idea of living through tragedy, but denying "universal final defeat." Nothing quite like an ending that does that, and certainly nothing like the way Tolkien does it! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536373669811879997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471028991399505320.post-4475961834631490192014-02-12T13:12:09.461-08:002014-02-12T13:12:09.461-08:00You know, the stories that really stay with me are...You know, the stories that really stay with me are the ones with eucatastrophe, in which the characters are saved from final despair, but in which the victory is still distant, and the trials still numerous, so you are left with something bittersweet but satisfactory.Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.com