Tolkien's hobbits inhabit a distant mythological land.
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Auden and Tolkien wrote about the skills of inventing'secondary worlds "
奥登和托尔金都曾撰文探讨如何创造一个 “ 第二世界 ”
Tolkien successfully distinguishes between Elves by limiting their experiences and filtering their values through cultural motifs.
通过界定他们的经历、通过文化主题来筛虑出他们的价值观,托尔金成功地将那些精灵区分开来.
In Tolkien's mind , he wasn't just creating a fantasy world, but ancient mythology for England.
托尔金不认为他是在创造神话世界, 而是英国的古代神话学.
In short, Tolkien was a bit of a linguist.
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