And you shall know the truth,
& the truth shall set you free.
John 8:32

How not to read Tolkien?

Biju Ale | Feb 10, 2021

Tolkien explained three wrong readings of his works - Biographical, Allegorical, and Source Analysis.

Biographical

Allegorical

Source Analysis

Fantasy is not taken seriously to merit any place in the study of literature. With the advent of modernism, and post-modernism it is discarded with a smug as being childish.