Abstract
Discusses endings and closure in The Lord of the Rings with reference to literary theories of endings in literature, and to Tolkien’s own “On Fairy-stories.”
Recommended Citation
Manganiello, Dominic
(1992)
"The Neverending Story: Textual Happiness in The Lord of the Rings,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 18
:
No.
3
, Article 1.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol18/iss3/1
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