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J r r Tolkien

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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