This show examines Tolkien's work from a variety of literary perspectives. We examine Tolkien's lesser known works, his well known novels and his thematic and philosophical preoccupations and sentiments. Please join us!
Reading Tolkien
Claim This Podcastby Benjamin Bassett
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27 episodes
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This show examines Tolkien's work from a variety of literary perspectives. We examine Tolkien's lesser known works, his well known novels and his thematic and philosophical preoccupations and sentiments. Please join us!
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Recent Episodes
November 23, 2025
Professor Michael Drout: The Tower and the Ruin
<p><a href= "https://departments.wheatoncollege.edu/faculty/michael-drout/" rel="">Professor Michael Drout</a> speaks to me about his fascinating and deeply moving new literary memoir cum detailed literary analysis <a href= "https://wwnorton.co.uk/books/9781324093886-the-tower-and-the-ruin" rel="">The Tower and the Ruin</a>. Drout's book, published December 2nd, analyses Tolkien from the persective of one reader, whilst also providing evidence for how Tolkien is best read in the context of his academic discipline, philology, and Tolkien's creative response to his medieval sources.</p>
May 31, 2025
Interview: Giuseppe Pezzini
Giuseppe Pezzini discusses Tolkien's imaginative process, Italian reception, and the importance of Tolkien Studies in understanding his works in an interview with the host.
July 2, 2023
The Silmarillion Sessions: Chapter 11 - Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor
The host explores J.R.R. Tolkien's mythos in *The Silmarillion*, specifically analyzing the origins of the Sun and Moon and Valinor's concealment.
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