The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years: (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)
Lectures
In this triad collection of modules originally offered in Signum’s SPACE program, we explore Volume 2 of The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien: Three-Volume Box Set, edited by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond.
JRR Tolkien one of those rare authors whose poetry is as accomplished as his prose writing. Up to this point, though, those who wished to focus primarily on Tolkien’s poetry had to access a significant number of books and online resources to do so, as they were scattered far and wide. But now for the first time, a collected volume of Tolkien’s poetry is available, and it is a Tome of Significant Size!
In this lecture series, we will read and discuss a selection of these poems, enjoying them for their aesthetic appeal as well as analysing them for Tolkien’s style, use of language, and the poetic forms he employed.
Course Instructor: Dr. Sara Brown
Guest Lecturers: James Tauber & Dr. Corey Olsen & Dr. Christopher Vaccaro
JRR Tolkien one of those rare authors whose poetry is as accomplished as his prose writing. Up to this point, though, those who wished to focus primarily on Tolkien’s poetry had to access a significant number of books and online resources to do so, as they were scattered far and wide. But now for the first time, a collected volume of Tolkien’s poetry is available, and it is a Tome of Significant Size!
In this lecture series, we will read and discuss a selection of these poems, enjoying them for their aesthetic appeal as well as analysing them for Tolkien’s style, use of language, and the poetic forms he employed.
Course Instructor: Dr. Sara Brown
Guest Lecturers: James Tauber & Dr. Corey Olsen & Dr. Christopher Vaccaro
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- Lecture 1: The Introduction + The Lay of the Fall of Gondolinadded 29 days ago
- Lecture 2: Iúmonna Gold Galdre Bewunden · The Hoardadded 28 days ago
- Lecture 3: James Tauber Lecture - The Golden Dragon · Túrin Son of Húrin and Glórund the Dragon · The Children of Húrin (alliterative) · Winter Comes to Nargothrondadded 28 days ago
- Lecture 4: Pēro & Pōdex · The Root of the Boot · Sam’s Song · The Stone Trolladded 27 days ago
- Lecture 5 - Dr. Corey Olsen's Guest Lecture - Medieval Parodiesadded 21 days ago
- Lecture 6: Pearl (90)added 27 days ago
- Lecture 7: Knocking at the Door · The Mewlips (94)added 27 days ago
- Lecture 8: James Tauber Lecture - The Lay of Leithianadded 24 days ago
- Lecture 9: A Song of Bimble Bay/ The Progress of Bimble · Progress in Bimble Town (102)added 24 days ago
- Lecure 10 - Dr. Corey Olsen's Guest Lecture - The Music of Wordsadded 21 days ago