On Fairy-Stories - Revision history

KingAragorn at 16:48, 26 September 2012

2012-09-26T16:48:09Z

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	'''On Fairy-Stories''' is an essay written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien\|Tolkien]] about the reader who enters a realm full of fairy tales. An excerpt is shown below.		'''On Fairy-Stories''' is an essay written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien\|Tolkien]] about the reader who enters a realm full of fairy tales. An excerpt is shown below.

−	:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost.~~" --~~ [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]	+	{{Blockquote\|The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost.\|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]}}
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		+	==Publications==
	The essay was first delivered as a lecture in [[1939]] and was first published in ''[[Essays Presented to Charles Williams]]''. It was subsequently published in a revised form in ''[[Tree and Leaf]]'' and ''[[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]'' (1983). In [[2008]], editors [[Verlyn Flieger]] & [[Douglas A. Anderson]] published an expanded edition with commentaries: ''[[On Fairy-stories (expanded edition)]]''.		The essay was first delivered as a lecture in [[1939]] and was first published in ''[[Essays Presented to Charles Williams]]''. It was subsequently published in a revised form in ''[[Tree and Leaf]]'' and ''[[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]'' (1983). In [[2008]], editors [[Verlyn Flieger]] & [[Douglas A. Anderson]] published an expanded edition with commentaries: ''[[On Fairy-stories (expanded edition)]]''.
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	[[Category:Published articles by J.R.R. Tolkien]]		[[Category:Published articles by J.R.R. Tolkien]]

Morgan: re-cat + added cat

2011-02-06T20:22:13Z

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Mithbot: Bot Message: changing link to Tolkien

2010-12-14T19:17:43Z

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−	'''On Fairy-Stories''' is an essay written by [[Tolkien]] about the reader who enters a realm full of fairy tales. An excerpt is shown below.	+	'''On Fairy-Stories''' is an essay written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien\|Tolkien]] about the reader who enters a realm full of fairy tales. An excerpt is shown below.

	:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]		:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]

Morgan: rephrasing

2009-12-14T11:41:09Z

rephrasing

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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==

−	The essay was first delivered as a lecture in [[1939]] and was first published in ''[[Essays Presented to Charles Williams]]''. It was subsequently published in a revised form in ''[[Tree and Leaf]]'' and ''[[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]'' (1983). In [[2008]], ~~an expanded edition by~~ editors [[Verlyn Flieger]] & [[Douglas A. Anderson]] ~~was~~ published (''[[On Fairy-stories (expanded edition)]]'').	+	The essay was first delivered as a lecture in [[1939]] and was first published in ''[[Essays Presented to Charles Williams]]''. It was subsequently published in a revised form in ''[[Tree and Leaf]]'' and ''[[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]'' (1983). In [[2008]], editors [[Verlyn Flieger]] & [[Douglas A. Anderson]] published an expanded edition with commentaries: ''[[On Fairy-stories (expanded edition)]]''.


	[[Category:Essays by J.R.R. Tolkien]]		[[Category:Essays by J.R.R. Tolkien]]

Morgan at 11:39, 14 December 2009

2009-12-14T11:39:09Z

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	'''On Fairy-Stories''' is an essay written by [[Tolkien]] about the reader who enters a realm full of fairy tales. An excerpt is shown below.		'''On Fairy-Stories''' is an essay written by [[Tolkien]] about the reader who enters a realm full of fairy tales. An excerpt is shown below.
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	:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]		:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]
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		+	== Publications ==
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		+	The essay was first delivered as a lecture in [[1939]] and was first published in ''[[Essays Presented to Charles Williams]]''. It was subsequently published in a revised form in ''[[Tree and Leaf]]'' and ''[[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]'' (1983). In [[2008]], an expanded edition by editors [[Verlyn Flieger]] & [[Douglas A. Anderson]] was published (''[[On Fairy-stories (expanded edition)]]'').
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	[[Category:Essays by J.R.R. Tolkien]]		[[Category:Essays by J.R.R. Tolkien]]

Dwarf Lord at 17:54, 10 September 2006

2006-09-10T17:54:47Z

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	:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]		:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]

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Dwarf Lord at 17:53, 10 September 2006

2006-09-10T17:53:44Z

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	:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]		:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]

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Dwarf Lord at 17:53, 10 September 2006

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	:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]		:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]
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Hyarion at 20:42, 20 October 2005

2005-10-20T20:42:06Z

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	+	'''On Fairy-Stories''' is an essay written by [[Tolkien]] about the reader who enters a realm full of fairy tales. An excerpt is shown below.

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	+	:"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost." -- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "On Fairy-Stories," in [[The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays]]

142.132.6.156 at 17:49, 20 October 2005

2005-10-20T17:49:45Z

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−	~~'''no one is home'''~~	+