Is The Lord of the Rings an Allegory? The answer we give in today's episode might surprise you. Most people are familiar with Tolkien's "cordial dislike of allegory," but few are familiar with what else he said in his letters about allegory. In Letter 186, he identifies LOTR as one kind of allegory, but not the type he disliked in Letter 131, which he called "the conscious and intentional" kind of allegory. Joining me to discuss this and to help put our finger on why we love Middle-earth so much is Dr. Devin Brown, who is a Lilly Professor at Asbury University and the author of many books about Narnia and Middle earth. Don't miss this episode! Relevant links for Dr. Brown are below:
Dr. Brown's Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/Devin-Brown/e/B001JS67MW%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Dr. Brown's Website: https://www.asbury.edu/about/directory/devin-brown/

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