Tolkien on Fairy-stories

by J.R.R. Tolkien, Verlyn Flieger, Douglas A. Anderson

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J.R.R. Tolkien's . 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.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780007244669
ISBN10	0007244665
Series/Work	OL17390381W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	HarperCollins
Pages	320
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Fairy tales Fantasy fiction, history and criticism History and criticism Imagination in literature Tolkien, j, r. r. (john ronald ruel), 1892-1973

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