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J. R. tolkien and fairy tale truth
British Journal of Aesthetics 15 (1):81-92 (1975)
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Fantasy can thus be explained as a sudden glimpse of the underlying reality or truth. It is not only a consolation for the sorrow of this world, but an answer to that question, ‘Is it true?’ J. R. TolkienAuthor's Profile
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