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001 - In Defense of Fantasy

The Prancing Pony Podcast

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Tolkin's Recovery, Escape and Consolation

i think the first thing that he says that really hits me is the idea of recovery of childish wonder. And then from there we get to the part of the essay, which is called recovery, escape and consolation. This is where tolkin talks about what i like to consider sort of the why. He uses the image of cleaning the windows, yes, and seeing things as we are,. So that the thing seen clearly may be freed from the drab blur of triteness or familiarity, from possessiveness.

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