Abstract
Examines how Tolkien applied a central concept of “On Fairy-stories,” the idea that fantasy must be firmly based in reality, to his writing of The Lord of the Rings.
Recommended Citation
Flieger, Verlyn
(1999)
"Fantasy and Reality: J.R.R. Tolkien's World and the Fairy-Story Essay,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 22
:
No.
3
, Article 2.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol22/iss3/2
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