Approches interne et externe du monde de Tolkien

[Alain]

l'opposition interne/externe revient évidemment à plusieurs reprises dans la correspondance de Tolkien, comme le rappelle Sosryko.

Pour affiner la méthode critique de Tolkien, ne peut-on pas s'appuyer aussi sur "The Monsters and the Critics"?

[citation]So far from being a poem so poor that only its accidental historical interest can still recommend it, Beowulf is in fact so interesting as poetry, in places poetry so powerful, that this quite overshadows the historical content, and is largely independent even of the most important facts (such as the date and identity of Hygelac) that research has discovered. It is indeed a curious fact that it is one of the peculiar poetic virtues of Beowulf that has contributed to its own critical misfortunes. The illusion of historical truth and perspective, that has made Beowulf seem such an attractive quarry, is largely a product of art.[/citation]

Cordialement.
Alain