The Hobbits and The Hippies
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J.R.R. Tolkien wanted his work to be taken seriously. But his magnum opus The Lord of the Rings was unlike most literature of the mid-20th century, which was modern. And wasn't The Hobbit a children's book? Critics mused, is this sequel supposed to be serious literature for adults? https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/the-hobbits-and-the-hippies
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