Fantasy Literature

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Fantasy Literature has emerged as one of the most important genres over the past few decades and now enjoys extraordinary levels of popularity. The impact of Tolkien’s Middle-earth works and the serialisation of George Martin’s ‘Game of Thrones’ books has moved these and their contemporaries into mainstream culture. As the popularity grows so does interest in the roots of fantasy, the main writers and themes, and how to approach these texts. Oxford is a natural home to fantasy...

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The ‘Key-spring’ of The Lord of the Rings?

Mar 1st, 2025 8:41 PM

Stuart Lee talks on 'The ‘Key-spring’ of The Lord of the Rings?' Stuart Lee talks on 'The ‘Key-spring’ of The Lord of the Rings?'. Part of the 70th anniversary talks on 'The Lord of the Rings' organised by the Faculty of English and Exeter College.

C.S. Lewis’s Influence on The Lord of the Rings

Mar 1st, 2025 8:38 PM

Michael Ward talks on 'C.S. Lewis’s Influence on The Lord of the Rings' Michael Ward talks on 'C.S. Lewis’s Influence on The Lord of the Rings'. Part of the 70th anniversary talks on 'The Lord of the Rings' organised by the Faculty of English and Exeter College.

Medievalism in the Margins: Echoes of Anglo-Saxon England in Appendix A of The Lord of the Rings – From Page to Screen

Mar 1st, 2025 8:35 PM

Grace Khuri talks on 'Medievalism in the Margins: Echoes of Anglo-Saxon England in Appendix A of 'The Lord of the Rings' – From Page to Screen' Grace Khuri talks on 'Medievalism in the Margins: Echoes of Anglo-Saxon England in Appendix A of 'The Lord of the Rings' – From Page to Screen'. Part of the 70th anniversary talks on 'The Lord of the Rings' organised by the Faculty of English and Exeter College.

A Harmless Vice: Tolkien’s Invented Languages

Mar 1st, 2025 8:32 PM

Mark Williams talks on 'A Harmless Vice: Tolkien’s Invented Languages' Mark Williams talks on 'A Harmless Vice: Tolkien’s Invented Languages'. Part of the 70th anniversary talks on 'The Lord of the Rings' organised by the Faculty of English and Exeter College.

The authors and styles of 'The Lord of the Rings'

Mar 1st, 2025 8:25 PM

Giuseppe Pezzini talks on 'The authors and styles of The Lord of the Rings' Giuseppe Pezzini talks on 'The authors and styles of The Lord of the Rings'. part of the 70th anniversary talks on 'The Lord of the Rings' organised by the Faculty of English and Exeter College.

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