J.R.R. Tolkien, On Fairy Stories | Are Fairy Stories For Children? | Speculative Fiction Studies

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This is a video in my new Speculative Fiction Studies series, which examines and analyses key aspects of classic and contemporary works in the genres that fall under the broad rubric of speculative fiction. This includes fantasy, science fiction, horror, alternate history, weird, cyberpunk, utopian, post-apocalyptic, and superhero fiction, among other genres

This video focuses on J.R.R. Tolkien's essay On Fairy Stories. It examines his discussion of whether or not Fairy Stories are essentially for children or not. Tolkien engages in some useful criticism of people who think they are, including Andrew Lang, well known for his fairy books.

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