The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien
LecturesJohn Garth
Place is one of the defining features of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium; Middle-earth is arguably its most constant and central character. How and why did he build what he called a secondary world, and in what ways did our primary world help to shape its landscape, geography and cultures? How does his work relate to contemporary understanding of the cultural landscape, to ideas of nationhood, and to environmental issues?
- Lecture01 I Wisely Started With a Map part I01:27:2601:27:26
- Lecture02 I Wisely Started With a Map part II01:29:2001:29:20
- Lecture03 From England to the Shire part I01:20:2301:20:23
- Lecture04 From England to the Shire part II01:41:5901:41:59
- Lecture05 Four Winds part I01:26:4001:26:40
- Lecture06 Four Winds part II01:39:3401:39:34
- Lecture07 The Land of Luthien01:41:3901:41:39
- Lecture08 The Land of Luthien part II01:45:3501:45:35
- Lecture09 The Shore and the Sea part I01:37:0801:37:08
- Lecture10 The Shore and the Sea part II01:46:3301:46:33
- Lecture11 The Roots of the Mountain part I01:33:4501:33:45
- Lecture12 The Roots of the Mountain part II01:34:2801:34:27
- Lecture13 The Roots of the Mountain part III01:28:1601:28:16
- Lecture14 Rivers Lakes and Waterlands01:33:3401:33:34
- Lecture15 Tree Woven Lands part I01:34:0801:34:08
- Lecture16 Tree Woven Lands part II01:31:1801:31:18
- Lecture17 Ancient Imprints part I01:37:3801:37:38
- Lecture18 Ancient Imprints part II01:34:4401:34:44
- Lecture19 Places of Watch and Ward part I01:21:4401:21:44
- Lecture20 Places of Watch and Ward part II01:29:2401:29:24
- Lecture21 Places of War part I01:32:1901:32:19
- Lecture22 Places of War part II01:28:5401:28:54
- Lecture23 Craft and Industry part I01:31:3701:31:37
- Lecture24 Craft and Industry part II01:39:4601:39:46