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English Language and Literature

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Journal

1986

Allegory in J.R.R. Tolkien

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Leaf And Key, Paul Nolan Hyde Jun 1986

Leaf And Key, Paul Nolan Hyde

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Reviews various definitions of allegory and Tolkien’s writings on the subject to determine more precisely what type of allegory Tolkien disliked. Discusses “Leaf by Niggle,” which skirts closer to allegory than most of Tolkien’s works, but avoids becoming one.

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