Essays
There Would Always Be a Fairy Tale
2017·280 pages
Scholarly essays on Tolkien's engagement with fairy tales, faërie, myth, and the moral and thematic elements of his legendarium.
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Scholarly essays on Tolkien's engagement with fairy tales, faërie, myth, and the moral and thematic elements of his legendarium.
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Devoted to Tolkien, the teller of tales and co-creator of the myths they brush against, these essays focus on his lifelong interest in and engagement with fairy stories, the special world that he called faërie, a world they both create and inhabit, and with the elements that make that world the special place it is. They cover a range of subjects, from The Hobbit to The Lord of the Rings and their place within the legendarium he called the Silmarillion to shorter works like "The Story of Kullervo...
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Touches on moral and mythic themes with occasional religious resonance in Tolkien's worldview
Magic & witchcraft
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Examines fantasy magic, faërie, and mythic elements central to Tolkien's legendarium
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Discusses social manners, moral behavior, and cultural themes in Tolkien's fiction
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