From the Old Winyards: Smith of Wootton Major, Part 2 (Saturday Rerun)

2025-01-04

Happy New Year! Kora Burton rejoins Chris to discuss Tolkien's last fairy (or is it faerie?) story, "Smith of Wootton Major" (1967). Smith of Wootton Major is a short story, a parable about the nature of what Tolkien called “fayery” or “Faerie,” an evocative fairy tale in its own right, as well as a melancholy meditation on the loss of artistic capacity. Though told simply enough for children to understand its plot, Tolkien called it “an old man’s book.” Thanks as always to Logan Huggins for prod...

Happy New Year!

Kora Burton rejoins Chris to discuss Tolkien's last fairy (or is it faerie?) story, "Smith of Wootton Major" (1967).

Smith of Wootton Major is a short story, a parable about the nature of what Tolkien called “fayery” or “Faerie,” an evocative fairy tale in its own right, as well as a melancholy meditation on the loss of artistic capacity. Though told simply enough for children to understand its plot, Tolkien called it “an old man’s book.”

Thanks as always to Logan Huggins for producing this episode!

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