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Tolkien on Fairy-stories by TOLKIEN, J.R.R. / FLIEGER, Verlyn & ANDERSON, Douglas A. (eds) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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J.R.R. Tolkien's (https://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=On%20Fairy-stories) On Fairy-stories is his most-studied and most-quoted essay, an exemplary personal statement of his own views on the role of imagination in literature, and an intellectual tour de force vital for understanding Tolkien's achievement in writing (https://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=The%20Lord%20of%20the%20Rings) The Lord of the Rings . Contained within is an introduction to Tolkien's original 1939 lecture and the history of the writing of On Fairy-stories , with previously unseen material. Here, at last, Flieger and Anderson reveal the extraordinary genesis of this seminal work and discuss how the conclusions that Tolkien reached during the composition of the essay would shape his writing for the rest of his life.

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Author

TOLKIEN, J.R.R. / FLIEGER, Verlyn & ANDERSON, Douglas A. (eds)

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780007244669

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Anthropology, Science Fiction

Rating

4.33 / 5 (1,559 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14