The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years: (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)
Lectures
JRR Tolkien is 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. Now, a Most Delightful Event has occurred – for the first time, a collected volume of Tolkien’s poetry is available, and it is a Tome of Significant Size comprised of three volumes: The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien: Three-Volume Box Set, edited by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond.
In this second module, we explore a selection of Tolkien's early poems taken from Volume 2 of The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien, 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, and Dr. Chris Vaccaro
In this second module, we explore a selection of Tolkien's early poems taken from Volume 2 of The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien, 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, and Dr. Chris Vaccaro
- Lecture 1: The Introduction + The Lay of the Fall of Gondolin01:01:2401:01:24
- Lecture 2: Iúmonna Gold Galdre Bewunden · The Hoard58:4358:43
- Lecture 3: James Tauber Lecture - The Golden Dragon · Túrin Son of Húrin and Glórund the Dragon · The Children of Húrin (alliterative) · Winter Comes to Nargothrond01:05:1801:05:18
- Lecture 4: Pēro & Pōdex · The Root of the Boot · Sam’s Song · The Stone Troll56:5756:57
- Lecture 5 - Dr. Corey Olsen's Guest Lecture - Medieval Parodies01:32:3301:32:33
- Lecture 6: Pearl (90)01:05:2201:05:22
- Lecture 7: Knocking at the Door · The Mewlips (94)01:07:2501:07:25
- Lecture 8: James Tauber Lecture - The Lay of Leithian59:5559:55
- Lecture 9: A Song of Bimble Bay/ The Progress of Bimble · Progress in Bimble Town (102)01:14:1701:14:17
- Lecure 10 - Dr. Corey Olsen's Guest Lecture - The Music of Words01:34:4601:34:46
- Lecture 11 - Chip the Glasses and Crack the Plates! + Far over the Misty Mountains Cold55:5455:54
- Lecture 12 - The Corrigan · The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun01:01:0301:01:03
- Lecture 13 - Dr. Chris Vaccaro's Guest Lecture - "The Song of Beewolf, Son of Echgethew"01:01:4101:01:41
- Lecture 14 - Overview of the Mature Years01:05:3901:05:39
- Lecure 15 - Dr. Corey Olsen's Guest Lecture - Music in the Dark01:15:0401:15:05