On Fairy-Stories

J.R.R. Tolkien

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Classics Essays Fairy Tales Fantasy Fiction Literary Criticism Literature Mythology Philosophy Writing

Published: Dec 4, 1947

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J.R.R. Tolkien's 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 The Lord of the Rings.