What substitutes for psychology in Tolkien and his followers, and keeps the stories from seeming barrenly external, is what preceded psychology in epic literature: an overwhelming sense of history and, with it, a sense of loss.
While the 201st anniversary probably will not see the record setting crowds that overran Munich latest year and for the first time in recent history brought a sense of chaos to the normally clockwork event, Oktoberfest has been generally trending upwards and is more popular than ever.
But the history curriculum in English schools seems to have sacrificed a sense of the narrative history of the "common people".
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Their spaces are atmospheric but not alienating and come with a built-in sense of history.
Common sense and history would suggest that this bubble, like any financial bubble, has to eventually burst.
It also depends on personal commitment, a sense of history and a clear view of the future.
It also depends on a personal commitment, a sense of history, and a clear view of the future.
Moreover, his almost-always profound insights were enriched by a deep sense of history, as well as his experiences.
With their irregular edges, overlapping shadows, and hand-crafted finish, shingles offer texture, charm, and a sense of history.
Ironically, given his sense of history, it wasn't Jones who saved this treasure-trove.
Each member must act on values, conscience, sense of history and national security.
Any college-basketball fan with any sense of history would hesitate to pick Kansas.
Investors like analogies, and they tend to have a warped sense of history.
But she succeeds in evoking a sense of history about a place usually thought of in the present tense.
The result is an intelligent, readable book, written with speed and verve by a conscientious reporter with a strong sense of history.
Since the arrival of the Kirchner phenomenon to Argentinean politics in 2003, there has been a sense that history has begun again.
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Any of you who have a recent sense of history will know that that's exactly what happened with Radio Mille Collines in Rwanda.
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True, the crowd was roughly half that of Obama's momentous inauguration in 2009, and the sense of history, and pure excitement, far less potent.
In order to get Dirksen on his side, Johnson told his administration team and congressional leadership to play to Dirksen's ego and sense of history.
That makes sense because history proves that Republicans get snookered behind closed doors, and public negotiations allow voters to see what Democrats are really offering.
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Before we too easily accept that fundamental indexing--relying on style tilts toward dividends, value or smallness--is the new paradigm, we need a longer sense of history.
Was it another artful touch to give the property a sense of history, a ready-made story, perhaps, about an impish guest who absconded with the bills?
Such hyperbole was unforgivable, first of all, because those who rushed to find a historical significance in what was happening showed so little sense of history.
The youngsters have no sense of history weighing down on them, so they could treat it as just another game and go out and play with freedom.
Perhaps it beats them, for no description of war or occupation could give readers a sense of history, culture and language being so smoothly and so speciously emptied of meaning.
Though there is sometimes rather more background than is entirely necessary to illuminate Titian in the foreground, a sense of history differentiates this biography from academic studies, and is one of its strengths.
For any technology investor with a sense of history nothing could be scarier than seeing the former JDS Uniphase atop the list of this year's best performers, with its old rival Finisar not far behind.
But stepping through the front door took you into another world - high ceilings, big bright windows and a sense of history - a third-floor home that would not look out of place in Paris.
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the biggest of its kind in history, may make sense on some level, but it only postpones the need to change deeply flawed policies that created nation-threatening dislocations in the first place.
This strong sense of history and context makes Mr Giddins much more than your average jazz journo, and his writing abounds with stimulating observations, even if his far-flung gift for reference occasionally gets the better of him.
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