About this episode
This episode discusses Tolkien's views on allegory and its application in fiction.
Tolkien is known to despise allegory, but he is also clear that fiction, including his own, has a relationship with the primary world that can be used as a conduit for truth. In this lesson from the 2025 Lord of the Rings study, I discuss Tolkien's approach to allegory and application. Purchase the entire course, including our recorded live meetings, here: Purchase Course Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/c9-2YjcmxnM Become a patron of Mythic Mind at patreon.com/mythicmind Listen to all THREE Mythic Mind podcasts: Mythic Mind Mythic Mind Games Mythic Mind Movies & Shows (or become a patron to get all three shows in one ad-free feed) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support .
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Snyder
Topics covered
- allegory
- fiction
- truth
- Tolkien
- literature
- philosophy
Keywords
- Tolkien
- allegory
- fiction
- truth
- Lord of the Rings
- philosophy
- literature
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Lord of the Rings
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