托尔金使用神话的语言，不是为了逃避世界，而是为了展现我们所见的这个世界的一种神话般的英雄主义气质。
Tolkien used the language of myth not to escape the world, but to reveal a mythic and heroic quality in the world as we find it.
托尔金在创作《魔戒》时回归到英国文学的最初传统，在一个虚构的世界中讲述善与恶两大阵营进行对抗的神话故事。
In fact, when Tolkien wrote this tremendous work, he returned to the tradition of British literature, namely the myth form.
作为牛津大学的中古史学者，托尔金(1892 - 1973)运用了他所了解的欧洲历史、传说、神话，创造出一个既虚幻但又完全令人信服的世界。
A medievalist at the University of Oxford, Tolkien (1892-1973) used his knowledge of European history, legends and myths to create a world that is imaginary yet utterly persuasive.
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