J. R. R. Tolkien - enemy of progress

An essay by David Brin, presenting the case against the protagonists of The Lord of the Rings and more generally exploring the conflict between Enlightenment and Romanticism. Spoiler: Enlightenment wins.
Available online.
==Length==
15.9 standard pages long30643 characters, according to Notepad++..
==First read (October 7th 2012)==
===Format===
Online. 30643 characters long, which is 16 standard pages.
===Journal===
The Sword of Good was mentioned on r/HPMOR on October 7th 2012, and looking at it I found it mentioned several sources of inspiration, including this one. Since I'd recently added a book by David Brin to this wiki I noted in particular a reference to an essay he'd written. This one.
I read it that afternoon. I definitely want to go and read The Last Ringbearer now. I'm still not sure it represented a knockdown argument against Romanticism, but it certainly had a lot of food for thought, and I'm glad I have seen such a thoughtful criticism of LotR.
===Rating===
2
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