is not sufficiently specialized for our age? It seems to overlap with
lots of different disciplines (history, language, literature, anthropology, to
name a few) and, as you note, with both arts and sciences.
What do you think of the cite I found below saying that philologist work with
texts while linguists work with
language?
“I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical language. (And, of course, the more 'life' a story has the more readily will it be susceptible of allegorical interpretations: while the better a deliberate allegory is made the more nearly will it be acceptable just as a story.)” (From Tolkien Letter # 131.)
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