Fantasy Literature
By Oxford University
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Description
Fantasy Literature has emerged as one of the most important genres over the past few decades and now enjoys extraordinary levels of popularity. The impact of Tolkien’s Middle-earth works and the serialisation of George Martin’s ‘Game of Thrones’ books has moved these and their contemporaries into mainstream culture. As the popularity grows so does interest in the roots of fantasy, the main writers and themes, and how to approach these texts. Oxford is a natural home to fantasy literature with those who worked or studied here having written so many famous and influential texts (e.g. Lewis Carroll (C. L. Dodgson), C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Susan Cooper, Diana Wynne Jones, Alan Garner, and Philip Pullman to name but a few) – leading to the notion of an ‘Oxford School of Fantasy’. These lectures, short talks, and interviews seek to take listeners into these works and these writers and beyond. All material released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ . [Artwork by Minjie Su.]
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1 | CleanVideoVerse and Prose in Fantasy Literature | An analysis of two forms that dominate fantasy literature. | 24 11 2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
2 | CleanVideoGuy Gavriel Kay | A short introduction to the writer Guy Gavriel Kay. | 24 11 2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
3 | CleanVideoSylvia Townsend Warner | Carolyne Larrington introduces the writing of Sylvia Townsend Warner. | 26 5 2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
4 | CleanVideoUrsula K. Le Guin | A brief introduction to the writer Ursula K. Le Guin. | 13 5 2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
5 | CleanVideoT. H. White | A brief introduction to the writer T. H. White. | 12 5 2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
6 | CleanVideoDiana Wynne Jones | A brief introduction to the writer Diana Wynne Jones. | 12 5 2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
7 | CleanVideoWhy 'Game of Thrones' Matters | 'Game of Thrones' and storytelling. | 12 5 2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
8 | CleanVideoRe-Enchanted: The Rise of Children’s Fantasy Literature in the Twentieth Century | A guest lecture by Dr Maria Cecire (Bard College) discussing children's fantasy literature. | 12 5 2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
9 | CleanVideoH. P. Lovecraft | A brief introduction to the writer, H. P. Lovecraft. | 12 5 2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
10 | CleanVideoApproaching Fantasy Literature | A short introduction to reading and studying fantasy literature. | 12 5 2020 | Free | View in iTunes |
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