ERIC Number: EJ048937
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Publication Date: 1971
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Worlds as They Should Be: Middle-earth, Narnia and Prydain
Colbath, Mary Lou
Elementary English, 48, 8, 937-45, Dec 71
The author compares and contrasts the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Lloyd Alexander. She believes that fairy tales encourage the development of idealism necessary for adulthood. (AF)
Descriptors: Allegory, Fiction, Literary Influences, Literature, Literature Appreciation, Mythic Criticism, Symbolism
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