History Literature / OnFairyStories

* TheFairFolk: Discussed at length naturally and compared to "cute" fairies. One example given is the J.M. Barrie play ''Mary Rose'' in which humans are meddled with by Fair Folk who are never actually seen (see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rose_(play) the play's entry]] at Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} for a fuller description). Tolkien seems to have liked the play reasonably, but thought it uncommonly creepy--and he thought it was ''fun'' to write stories about {{Evil Overlord}}s in [[{{Mordor}} hellish countries]]. He noted though that what made it work is that it was written in a way that did not require special effects.

* TheFairFolk: discussed at length naturally and compared to "cute" fairies. One example given is the J.M. Barrie play ''Mary Rose'' in which humans are meddled with by Fair Folk who are never actually seen (see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rose_(play) the play's entry]] at Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} for a fuller description). Tolkien seems to have liked the play reasonably, but thought it uncommonly creepy--and he thought it was ''fun'' to write stories about {{Evil Overlord}}s in [[{{Mordor}} hellish countries]]. He noted though that what made it work is that it was written in a way that did not require special effects.

* TheFairFolk: discussed at length naturally and compared to "cute" fairies.
** One example given is the J.M. Barrie play ''Mary Rose'' in which humans are meddled with by Fair Folk who are never actually seen (see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rose_(play) the play's entry]] at Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} for a fuller description). Tolkien seems to have liked the play reasonably, but thought it uncommonly creepy--and he thought it was ''fun'' to write stories about {{Evil Overlord}}s in [[{{Mordor}} hellish countries]]. He noted though that what made it work is that it was written in a way that did not require special effects.

--> "And lastly there is the oldest and deepest desire, the Great Escape: the Escape from Death. Fairy-stories provide many examples and modes of this … Fairy-stories are made by men not by fairies. The Human-stories of the elves are doubtless full of the Escape from Deathlessness."

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids[[invoked]]: discussed with particular vigor.

'''''[[https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fairystoriesbytolkien.pdf On Fairy-Stories]]''''' is a lecture, later an essay, by Creator/JRRTolkien, which treated of literary criticism of the FairyTale and {{Fantasy}}, genres not entirely distinct in his day. He takes the "Color Fairy Book" collections of Creator/AndrewLang as his starting point, and offers illuminating observations that served as significant {{Trope Codifier}}s both for the fantasy/fairy tale genres and for [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium his own legendarium]].

* FairyTale

'''''On Fairy-Stories''''' is a lecture, later an essay, by Creator/JRRTolkien, which treated of literary criticism of the FairyTale and {{Fantasy}}, genres not entirely distinct in his day. He takes the "Color Fairy Book" collections of Creator/AndrewLang as his starting point, and offers illuminating observations that served as significant {{Trope Codifier}}s both for the fantasy/fairy tale genres and for [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium his own legendarium]].

** One example given is the J.M. Barrie play ''Mary Rose'' in which humans are meddled with by Fair Folk who are never actually seen (see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rose_(play) the play's entry]] at Website/{{Wikipedia}} for a fuller description). Tolkien seems to have liked the play reasonably, but thought it uncommonly creepy--and he thought it was ''fun'' to write stories about [[EvilOverlord Evil Overlords]] in [[{{Mordor}} hellish countries]]. He noted though that what made it work is that it was written in a way that did not require special effects.

** One example given is the J.M. Barrie play ''Mary Rose'' in which humans are meddled with by Fair Folk who are never actually seen(see the Other Wiki for a fuller description). Tolkien seems to have liked the play reasonably, but thought it uncommonly creepy-and he thought it was ''fun'' to write stories about [[EvilOverlord Evil Overlords]] in [[{{Mordor}} hellish countries]]. He noted though that what made it work is that it was written in a way that did not require special effects.

'''''On Fairy-Stories''''' is a lecture, later an essay, by Creator/JRRTolkien, which treated of literary criticism of the FairyTale and {{Fantasy}}, genres not entirely distinct in his day. He takes the "Color Fairy Book" collections of Creator/AndrewLang as his starting point, and offers illuminating observations that served as significant {{Trope Codifier}}s both for the fantasy/fairy tale genres and for his own legendarium.

* {{Escapism}}: And defended.

'''''On Fairy-Stories''''' is a lecture, later an essay, by Creator/JRRTolkien, which treated of literary criticism of the FairyTale and {{Fantasy}}, genres not entirely distinct in his day. He takes the "Color Fairy Book" collections of Creator/AndrewLang as his starting point, and offers illuminating observations that served as significant TropeCodifiers both for the fantasy/fairy tale genres and for his own legendarium.

'''''On Fairy-Stories''''' is a lecture, later an essay, by Creator/JRRTolkien, which treated of literary criticism of the FairyTale and {{Fantasy}}, genres not entirely distinct in his day.

* LandOfFaerie

* SpecialEffectFailure[[invoked]]: One problem with dramatic presentation.

'''''On Fairy-Stories''''' is a lecture, later an essay, by JRRTolkien, which treated of literary criticism of the FairyTale and {{Fantasy}}, genres not entirely distinct in his day.

** Specifically he seems to be saying "Kids have stronger stomachs then they are given credit for, it's often adults that are the squeemish ones, and anyway if it's not fit for adults, it's also not fit for kids."

** One example given is the J.M. Barrie play ''Mary Rose'' in which humans are meddled with by Fair Folk who are never actually seen(see the Other Wiki for a fuller description). Tolkien seems to have liked the play reasonably, but thought it uncommonly creepy. He noted though that what made it work is that it was written in a way that did not require special effects.

** One example given is the J.M. Barrie play ''Mary Rose'' in which humans are meddled with by Fair Folk who are never actually seen. Tolkien seems to have liked the play reasonably, but thought it uncommonly creepy. He noted though that what made it work is that it was written in a way that did not require special effects.

* AllJustADream: According to Tolkien, this device automatically disqualifies any story that uses it from consideration as a FairyTale. Even a good story is like "a good picture in a disfiguring frame."

* SpecialEffectFailure: One problem with dramatic presentation.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids[invoked]: discussed with particular vigor.