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Fantasy Literature

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Making of a Philologist

A talk by Professor Simon Horobin on Tolkien's long-standing career and interest in philology as part of the Tolkien 50th Commemoration seminar series.
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Tolkien and Beowulf

A talk by Dr Laura Varnam on Tolkien's long engagement with the Old English poem 'Beowulf' as part of the Tolkien 50th Commemoration seminar series.
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A Heroic History of the Elves: Tolkien’s “lost” Mythology of England?

A talk by PhD candidate Grace Khuri, University of Oxford, on Tolkien's Elvish history and English 'mythology', as part of the Tolkien 50th Commemoration seminar series.
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Tolkien and the Classics

A talk by Professor Giuseppe Pezzini on the influences of Classical Literature on Tolkien. [Audio only]
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Peak Middle-earth: Why Mount Doom is not the climax of 'The Lord of the Rings'

Audio only recording by Dr Michael Ward, Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford, as part of the Tolkien 50th Commemoration seminar series. [Audio only]
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How to write 'The Lord of the Rings'

A lecture by Dr S Lee as part of the Tolkien 50th Commemoration seminar series.
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Is Jin Yong 'China's Tolkien'?

A comparison of the Hong Kong author Jin Yong and J. R. R. Tolkien
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Faith in fantasy literature

A short discussion of the role of faith in fantasy literature
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Brian McClellan

A discussion of the writer Brian McClellan.
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C. S. Lewis and 'The Wind in the Willows'

A discussion of the influence of 'The Wind in the Willows' on fantasy writers - notably C. S. Lewis
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The Last of the Titans

This talk explores the myth underlying the action in John Wyndham's `The Kraken Wakes'.
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A Walk around C. S. Lewis's Oxford

A biographical tour of C. S. Lewis's Oxford
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William Morris and E. R. Eddison Collections at the Bodleian

An interview with Rachael Marsay about the William Morris and E. R. Eddison collections at the Bodleian Library
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Elizabeth Knox

A discussion of the writer Elizabeth Knox
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The Saga of Eric the Unlucky

The Saga of Eric the Unlucky examines Rider Haggard's use of medieval narrative techniques in his novel Eric Brighteyes.
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An Interview with Elizabeth Knox

An Interview with Elizabeth Knox, author of 'The Absolute Book'
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Old Norse in the New World: The Mythology and Politics of Immigration and Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'

A talk on Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'.
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Discworld - and the Modern University

A short talk introducing Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and how they reflect the modern University.
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Susan Cooper

A short talk on Susan Cooper.
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Violet Needham

Jane Bliss introduces listeners to the work of Violet Needham, a prolific but little-remembered children’s fantasy author, whose book 'The Woods of Windri' draws on the tropes of medieval romances in fascinating ways.ays.

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