cordially dislike allegory manifestations, done since grew old wary en — J.R.R. Tolkien, Fellowship Ring

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I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history – true or feigned– with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers. I think that many confuse applicability with allegory, but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author.

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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