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Fascinating Insights Into The Mind Of The Master,
This review is from: Tolkien on Fairy-Stories (Hardcover)
Its most unfortunate that Tolkien's US publishers have not yet published this fascinating volume, for few works have provided his readers with as much insight into his beliefs and insights into the world of Faery.
In 1939 JRR Tolkien was invited to take part in a series of lectures designed to honor Andrew Lang. Tolkien chose to speak on Fairy Stories. His lecture explored the nature of fantasy and of what was, and more importantly was not, essential to the Art and Literature of Faery. The heart of this work is the lecture itself, extensively annotated with fascinating notes. The lecture has been published in The Tolkien Reader and in Tales From The Perilous Realm, but this is the definitive, corrected version. The editors have also provided us with much material that Tolkien considered and then rewrote or rejected completely. Faithful Tolkien readers will find much that echoes and amplifies themes in his published works. Thus it is an essential addition to their libraries. |
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Tolkien on Fairy-Stories by J. R. R. Tolkien (Hardcover - July 1, 2008)
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