Fiction in Middle Earth

[davem]

I think you're right (if I've understood you!). The Elves greatest 'sub creation' or 'fiction', is in turning not just their world but their history & even themselves, into ART. So we're actually seeing the history of the three ages as they wanted it to be, rather than as it actually was. They are sub creators, but in a way they're sub creating themselves, constantly. Their real history is the raw material they work with to produce their 'art'. In a way, they themselves are also raw material which they fashion into ideal forms.
But how far can that be taken before you lose any sense of who & what you actually are? So, the Elves are their own greatest sub creation! Talk about Art for Art's sake.
I'm leaving this here - as a very wise person once said, this will take a week's answer or none! I have to think about this.