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Old 01-04-2003, 07:34 PM   #6
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By all means, follow littlemanpoet's reference and read Tolkien's brilliant essay, On Fairy Stories. And then read his poem Mythopoeia which is dedicated "To one who said that myths were lies and therefore worthless, even though 'breathed through silver.' I would not denigrate science per se, only a particular perspective on 'science.'

Faërie is "the Perilous Realm itself", a realm of 'sub-creation' which is not escapist but "a sudden and miraculous grace."
Truly, read The Professor and understand, "the realization, independent of the conceiving mind, of imagined wonder." No escape this, but a higher truth, like Beauty.

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