Tolkien at Oxford
by Oxford University
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Description
Podcasts that explore the relationship between J.R.R. Tolkien and Oxford University, where he both studied and worked.
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Tolkien's Languages | These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature influenced his fiction, and consider the wider scheme Tolkien worked on linking his mythology to historical and other mythical events. | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tolkien and Medieval Literature | These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature influenced his fiction, and consider the wider scheme Tolkien worked on linking his mythology to historical and other mythical events. | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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J R R Tolkien 'Beyond the Shoreless Sea' | These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature influenced his fiction, and consider the wider scheme Tolkien worked on linking his mythology to historical and other mythical events. | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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J R R Tolkien: Medievalist and Mythmaker | These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature influenced his fiction, and consider the wider scheme Tolkien worked on linking his mythology to historical and other mythical events. | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Hobbit at the Bodleian: World Book Day | Judith Priestman, curator of the Bodleian library, discusses the World Book Day 2010 exhibition, where a selection of J.R.R. Tolkien's original artwork which was used to illustrate The Hobbit, was on display to the public. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 4/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Talking Tolkien: The influences of Medieval Literature on the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien | Stuart Lee and Elizabeth Solopova discuss the influences of medieval literature on the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien. | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tolkien and Languages: Ancient and Invented | Interview with Dr Elizabeth Solopova from the Bodlian Library on the influence of medieval language on Tolkien's fiction. | 12/1/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary: 'The Ring of Words' | A discussion with the authors of 'The Ring of Words', an exploration into Tolkien's work as a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionary. | 10/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 8 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Disappointing
Very informative, but almost unlistenable. The instructor seems to be reading a prepared text. She reads mechanically, with limited inflection and labors under a heavy Ukrainian? accent. One can not always understand what is being said. Audio quality is quite poor. I'd drop the class.
Having listened in person...
Having listened to lectures by Dr Lee in person at informal clubs and having studied with Dr Sulopova for a term, I never found either of them dry or boring.
There are many unpublished notes and lecture materials that both individuals have access to that most of us will never see unless we head to the Bodlein library and get permission to slog around in the archives.
Dr Solopva's accent I never found to be at all in the way, even when we were reading Middle English. I very much enjoyed my studies with each, and I've found these lectures to be both informative and enjoyable.
Even without the 'dreamy spires,' these lectures very much bring me back to sitting as a student at Oxford.
