# Metaphors and freedom: On Tolkien's notion of allegory vs applicability

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The piece uses Tolkien's distinction between allegory and applicability to argue that readers continually renegotiate metaphors rather than remain confined by authorial intent.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 1 January 2021

## Where it lives

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 1 January 2021
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: metaphor, allegory, literature, meaning.

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