On Fairy-Stories
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"On Fairy-Stories" is an essay by J. R. R. Tolkien which discusses the fairy story as a literary form. It was written as a lecture entitled "Fairy Stories" for the Andrew Lang lecture at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, on 8 March 1939.[2]
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Essay by J. R. R. Tolkien | |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Language | English |
Genre | Essay |
Published in | Essays Presented to Charles Williams |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | c. 60, depending on edition |
Pub. date | 4 December 1947[1] |
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The essay is significant because it contains Tolkien's explanation of his philosophy on fantasy and thoughts on mythopoeia. Moreover, the essay is an early analysis of speculative fiction by one of the most important authors in the genre. Alongside his 1936 essay "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics", it is his most influential scholarly work.[3]