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TCG Letter #1482 / Carpenter Letter #254a


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Christopher Tolkien
Date
8 February 1964 (not sent)
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien writes to Christopher. He reflects on the unwillingness of contemporary society to discuss complicated issues in the public square, and alludes to the fact that many might boil down to someone's perspective on the matter.

He remarks on sex, marriage, and lust at length. As Tolkien does this, he refers to several historical examples of people and societies and how they dealt with this balance between what he calls "disgust and lust." He quotes Chesterton, refers to St. Thomas Aquinas on this issue, wondering what he would say.
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Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 490-2, p. 643 (notas de Carpenter)


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