Tolkien at Oxford
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J. R. R. Tolkien was a students and a professor at the University of Oxford. He taught medieval literature from his arrival in 1925 at Pembroke College and Merton College until his retirement in 1959. These podcasts explore the relationship between Tolkien and Oxford, the influence of medieval literature on his fiction, and analyses of some of his most famous works - The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and .
We have created two teaching packs to support this:
- 'The Hobbit' Years 6 and up (slideset and teaching guide)
- 'The Silmarillion' Years 10 and up (slideset and teaching guide)
If you enjoy these podcasts on 'Fantasy Literature' we would love to hear your feedback. Please complete a short survey at: https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/oxford-fantasy-podcasts.
| # | Title | Description | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Talking Tolkien: The influences of Medieval Literature on the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien | Stuart Lee and Elizabeth Solopova discuss the influences of medieval literature on the fiction of J… | Stuart Lee, Elizabeth Solopova |
| 22 | J.R.R. Tolkien: Medievalist and Mythmaker | These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature… | Stuart Lee |
| 23 | J.R.R. Tolkien 'Beyond the Shoreless Sea' | These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature… | Stuart Lee |
| 24 | Tolkien and Medieval Literature | These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature… | Elizabeth Solopova |
| 25 | Tolkien's Languages | These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature… | Elizabeth Solopova |
| 26 | The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien's Legacy | To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the publication of the final volume of Tolkien’s fantasy epic,… | Elleke Boehmer, Stuart Lee, Patrick Curry, Dimitra Fimi, Andy Orchard |
| 27 | The Stories of Lewis Carroll, J.R.R. Tolkien and Philip Pullman | Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Stuart Lee and Margaret Kean explore the digital afterlives of these… | Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Stuart Lee, Margaret Kean |
| 28 | The Hobbit at the Bodleian: World Book Day | Judith Priestman, curator of the Bodleian library, discusses the World Book Day 2010 exhibition,… | Judith Priestman |