Before revision: Baggett et al, C. S. Lewis as Philosopher (2009) p. 260 Indeed, the Oxford English Dictionary defined escapism as " Th00 tendency to seek, or the practice of seeking, distraction from what normally has to be endured".Quoted in Tom Shippey, The Road to Middle-Earth (1992) p. 285 However, many challenge the idea that escapism is fundamentally and exclusively negative.
After revision: Baggett et al, C. S. Lewis as Philosopher (2009) p. 260 Indeed, the Oxford English Dictionary defined escapism as " The tendency to seek, or the practice of seeking, distraction from what normally has to be endured".Quoted in Tom Shippey, The Road to Middle-Earth (1992) p. 285 However, many challenge the idea that escapism is fundamentally and exclusively negative.