[PAR] [TLE] The Silmarillion [SEP] The Silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by English writer J. R. R. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, Christopher Tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay.  "The Silmarillion", along with J. R. R. Tolkien's other works, forms an extensive, though incomplete, narrative that describes the universe of Eä in which are found the lands of Valinor, Beleriand, Númenor, and Middle-earth within which "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" take place. [PAR] [TLE] Mythopoeia [SEP] Mythopoeia (also mythopoesis, after Hellenistic Greek μυθοποιία, μυθοποίησις "myth-making") is a narrative genre in modern literature and film where a fictional or artificial mythology is created by the writer of prose or other fiction.  This meaning of the word "mythopoeia" follows its use by J. R. R. Tolkien in the 1930s.  The authors in this genre integrate traditional mythological themes and archetypes into fiction.
[PAR] [TLE] The Silmarillion [ SEP ] The Silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by English writer J. R. R. Tolkien , edited and published posthumously by his son , Christopher Tolkien , in 1977 , with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay . " The Silmarillion " , along with J. R. R. Tolkien 's other works , forms an extensive , though incomplete , narrative that describes the universe of Eä in which are found the lands of Valinor , Beleriand , Númenor , and Middle - earth within which " The Hobbit " and " The Lord of the Rings " take place . [PAR] [TLE] Mythopoeia [ SEP ] Mythopoeia ( also mythopoesis , after Hellenistic Greek μυθοποιία , μυθοποίησις " myth - making " ) is a narrative genre in modern literature and film where a fictional or artificial mythology is created by the writer of prose or other fiction . This meaning of the word " mythopoeia " follows its use by J. R. R. Tolkien in the 1930s . The authors in this genre integrate traditional mythological themes and archetypes into fiction .
During what decade did J.R.R. Tolkien use mythopoeia in his literary works?
During what decade did J.R.R. Tolkien use mythopoeia in his literary works ?
1930s
1930s