Poetic diction

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Mentioned by

Recommended by

Tim Alberino

as one of his favorite books.

Mentioned by

Conner Habib

, who cites it as exploring the degradation of language to only reflect direct facts or objective reality.

Mentioned by

Annie Crawford

in relation to C.S. Lewis's thought process and integration of myth and reason.

Mentioned as the 1928 work from Barfield that Tolkien learned a great deal from, in regards to treatment of myth and imagination.

Mentioned by

Landon Loftin

as the first Barfield book he read.

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