Sentences with word «eucatastrophe»

Admitting that sex has a power greater than the lovers» combined strengths means admitting risk — but part of that risk is the risk of eucatastrophe.

The final clue in this epic journey is the word Tolkien invented to describe what he saw as a good quality in a fairy - story — and that word was eucatastrophe, this being the notion that there is a «sudden joyous «turn»» in the story, where everything is going well, «giving a fleeting glimpse of Joy», whilst not denying the «existence of dyscatastrophe — of sorrow and failure».

J. R. R. Tolkien, in On Fairy - Stories, coined a term for the way the redemptive mystery is explored in fiction: he called it the eucatastrophe.

The film presents that journey as a series of false starts (An episode with three very talkative and very, very dense trolls is a highlight and offers the first instance of a few dei ex machina within the story; Tolkien, obviously aware of his proclivity for using the device, invented a new word — eucatastrophe — as a substitute), and it's not until the company leaves Rivendell that the narrative finds its footing and emotional center.