286 JRR Tolkien

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

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🗓️ 26 November 2020

⏱️ 70 minutes

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a professor, academic essay, and professional linguist - but the world knows him best as the author of The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955). In this episode, Jacke finishes his look at literary genres by exploring the life, lifelong interests, and fantasy worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, whose books sold over 150 million copies, inspired a highly successful movie trilogy, and essentially created the modern fantasy novel. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to [email protected]. New!!! Looking for an easy to way to buy Jacke a coffee? Now you can at paypal.me/jackewilson. Your generosity is much appreciated! The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello. I want to start with a newspaper article today. This is from five days ago in the Guardian newspaper headline
0:17.0	Unseen J.R.R. Tolkien essays on Middle Earth coming in 2021.
0:23.0	Subhead, the nature of Middle Earth will cover topics including Elvish immortality,
0:29.0	the geography of Gondor, and which races could grow beards.
0:34.0	The article says,
0:35.0	a previously unpublished collection of writings by J.R. Tolkien
0:39.5	exploring the world of Middle Earth in essays tackling topics ranging from Elvish
0:44.1	reincarnation, to which characters had beards is to be published next summer.
0:50.0	The new collection, which is authorized by the Tolkien Estate, will be called the Nature of Middle
0:55.8	Earth and will be published in June by Harper Collins, which promised it would, quote,
1:01.3	transport readers back to the world of the Silmarillion unfinished tales and the Lord of the Rings
1:07.8	end quote the publisher is released a host of previously unseen work by Tolkien who died in 1973 over the last decade
1:16.5	including the children of Huron, Baron and Luthian and the fall of Gondolin.
1:22.0	Let me stop there for a moment. and the fall of Gondolin.
1:25.0	Let me stop there for a moment. J.R. Tolkien who died in 1973,
1:29.0	47 years ago, and counting,
1:32.0	back to the article the Hobbit
1:34.4	Tolkien's first middle earth story was published in 1937
1:39.0	with the Lord of the Rings following in 1954 and 1955.
1:45.0	Okay, there we go.
1:46.7	Let's get our years on the table here.
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