Re:Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Tolkien Elves
by marcus_holmes on Monday March 02, 2020 @10:22AM
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Moorcock famously despised Tolkien's work. I always wonder if he invented Melnibone to be "how elves would really turn out"
Re:Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Tolkien Elves
by jpgleeson on Monday March 02, 2020 @10:42AM
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Moorcock also has denied that the Melniboneans are elves. To him "elves are the little things that you'll find in gardens or in rings in the countryside". There's a good, recent interview here where he talks about this and his opinion of Tolkien, which I wouldn't quite call despising it:
https://appendixnbookclub.com/2019/12/02/an-interview-with-m...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melnibon%C3%A9
>Its people, the Melnibonéans, are not wholly human and are commonly depicted as elven. They are skilled with magic and beautiful, though psychologically similar to cats, with a callous nature. They lack a moral sense. Their actions are determined by tradition and by the search for pleasure and new sensations.