Tolkien and Sub-creation
Humans as sub-creators, as explained by Professor Tolkien.
In 1962, J.R.R. Tolkien was interviewed by John Bowen, a reporter for the BBC in a program titled, “Bookstand”. At one particular moment, Bowen asks him a very simple question about his intent for creating with world in which The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings take place: “Why?” The 1-minute segment is below: