This collection on Tolkien’s fiction ought to be in every Tolkien lover’s library. The true genius of this volume is its collective appreciation for Tolkien’s literary theory and how these works form the intellectual, artistic, and theological foundations for all his fiction. This superb collection ought to draw renewed attention not only to Tolkien’s theories of the purpose and function of literature, especially fantasy literature, but also to the application of those theories to his own literature and that of other mythopoeic writers.
