Mythopoeic Narrative in The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda series is one of the most popular and recognizable examples in videogames of what Tolkien referred to as mythopoeia , or myth-making. In his essay On Fairy Stories and a short poem entitled Mythopoeia , Tolkien makes the case that the fairy tale aesthetic is simply a more intimate version of the same principle underlying the great myths: the human desire to make meaning out of the world. By using mythopoeia as a touchstone concept, the essays in this volume explore how The Le