The two things that came out clearly were the sense of reality in the background and the mythical value: the essence of myth being that it should have no taint of allegory to the maker and yet should suggest incipient allegories to the reader.
[C.S. Lewis writes to J.R.R. Tolkien on December 7, 1929]
Autore: C.S. Lewis
![The two things that came out clearly were the sense of reality in the background and the mythical value: the essence of myth being that it should have no taint of allegory to the maker and yet should <i>suggest</i> incipient allegories to the reader.<br />[C.S. Lewis writes to J.R.R. Tolkien on December 7, 1929] - C.S. Lewis](/static/img/quotes/507274.jpg)