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Originally Posted by davem
So is Roverandom part of the Middle-earth canon? .
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No, it is part of Tolkien's canon.
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And, let's not forget that the main reason LotR is dismissed by so many critics as a 'children's' book is because it is read in the light if TH. From that perspective TH may have done more harm to Tolkien's literary reputation than good.
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Hmm. This must be yours (or Flieger's ?) interpretation, but that is not the full story of critical appraisal of Tolkien.