Forging Faerie: Sub-creation, depth and mythic otherworldliness in J. R . R. Tolkien's Conception of the Fairy-Story

Deschene, J. (2011). Forging Faerie: Sub-creation, depth and mythic otherworldliness in J. R . R. Tolkien's Conception of the Fairy-Story. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/islandora/object/theses:221

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Title

Forging Faerie: Sub-creation, depth and mythic otherworldliness in J. R . R. Tolkien's Conception of the Fairy-Story

Author
Deschene, Jonathan
Call Number

LE3 .A278 2011

Date

2011

Supervisor

Whetter, Kevin

Degree Grantor

Acadia University

Degree Name

Master Arts

Degree Level

Masters

Discipline

English

Affiliation

English & Theatre Studies

Abstract

In this thesis, I attempt to articulate key features of J. R. R. Tolkien's theory of fiction. I begin by assuming that Tolkien's conception of the fairy-story, in ―On FairyStories,‖ is central to this theory and claim that grasping ―Faërie,‖ on Tolkien's terms, is vital to understanding his fiction. I therefore set out to refute Tom Shippey's influential reduction of Faërie into philology and explore the diversity of ways in which Tolkien writes ―depth‖ – a condition of Faërie – into The Lord of the Rings. I conclude by showing how depth permits the incarnation of mythic otherworldliness within the Primary World of ordinary experience.

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