Tolkien the Metafictionist

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Originally Posted by Fordim Hedgethistle

"It is not difficult to imagine the peculiar excitement and joy that one would feel, if any specially beautiful fairy-story were found to be “primarily” true, its narrative to be history, without thereby necessarily losing the mythical or allegorical significance that it had possessed." From "On Fairy Stories"

Good quote. Interesting his use of "allegory" though.