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Dr Caroline Batten and Dr Megan Cavell discuss fantastic animals in fantasy text Dr Caroline Batten and Dr Megan Cavell discuss fantastic animals in fantasy texts, from their classical origins to the modern day. Topics include medieval bestiaries, The Last Unicorn, dragons and their mothers, Donkey's romantic arc in Shrek, the queerness of Ursula the Sea Witch, and the monstrosity of gender.
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Dr Caroline Batten chats with author Katherine Langrish about her book 'From Spare Oom to War Drobe' Dr Caroline Batten chats with author Katherine Langrish about her book 'From Spare Oom to War Drobe: Travels in Narnia with My Nine-Year-Old Self'. Topics include Plato, medieval romance, racism in fantasy, the importance of fanfiction, the problem of Susan, and The Pilgrim's Progress.
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A short discussion of the role of faith in fantasy literature A short discussion of the role of faith in fantasy literature looking at the novels of James Islington's Licanius Trilogy, and Tasha Sri's 'Realm of Ash'. The talk is given by Katherine Olley, JRF at Oxford.
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A discussion of the writer Brian McClellan. A look at Brian McClellan, author of The Powder Mage trilogy. This talk is presented by Katherine Olley, JRF at Oxford.
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A discussion of the influence of 'The Wind in the Willows' on fantasy writers - notably C. S. Lewis A discussion of the influence of 'The Wind in the Willows' on fantasy writers - notably C. S. Lewis. the talk is by Professor Simon Horobin, Magdalen College, Oxford.
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A biographical tour of C. S. Lewis's Oxford Using the geographic touch points in Oxford, Professor Simon Horobin of Magdalen College, Oxford interweaves a biography of C. S. Lewis, his relationships with other writers, and the influences on his fantasy works.
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An interview with Rachael Marsay about the William Morris and E. R. Eddison collections at the Bodleian Library An interview with Rachael Marsay about the William Morris and E. R. Eddison collections at the Bodleian Library. This covers the illuminated manuscripts of Morris, and the letters, drafts, and juvenilia of Eddison. Rachael Marsay is the Roy Davids Archivist at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
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A discussion of the writer Elizabeth Knox An analysis and discussion of the contemporary fantasy writer Elizabeth Know, by Dr Alicia Smith.
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An Interview with Elizabeth Knox, author of 'The Absolute Book' Carolyne Larrington interviews critically-acclaimed fantasy author Elizabeth Knox about The Absolute Book, arcane thrillers, fairy realms, dream visitations from Norse gods, and the merits of school stories.
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Carolyne Larrington and Caroline Batten interview Rebecca F. Kuang. Carolyne Larrington and Caroline Batten interview Rebecca F. Kuang, award-winning fantasy author of the Poppy War trilogy and the forthcoming Babel: An Arcane History, about style, influence, responding to fantasy tropes, military strategy, and shamanism.
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Laura Varnam discusses dragons in fantasy literature. Laura Varnam discusses dragons in fantasy literature, exploring the ways in which the dragon of Beowulf inspired Tolkien in his writing of Smaug, allowed Maria Dahvana Headley to explore female power in her 2020 interpretation of the text, and gave Varnam herself new material for two original poems, read here for the first time.
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Author Maria Dahvana Headley reads from her 2018 novel The Mere Wife, is interviewed by Prof. Carolyne Larrington, and shares drafts from her 2020 translation of Beowulf. This lecture was recorded live at St John’s College, Oxford in November 2018. Author Maria Dahvana Headley reads from her 2018 novel The Mere Wife, is interviewed by Prof. Carolyne Larrington, and shares drafts from her 2020 translation of Beowulf. This lecture was recorded live at St John’s College, Oxford in November 2018.
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An introduction to the Victorian fantasist and fairy tale author George MacDonald, who convinced Lewis Carroll to publish Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, inspired C. S. Lewis' Christian writings, and may even have influenced Tolkien's Elves. An introduction to the Victorian fantasist and fairy tale author George MacDonald, who convinced Lewis Carroll to publish Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, inspired C. S. Lewis' Christian writings, and may even have influenced Tolkien's Elves.
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A talk on Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'. A talk by Professor Heather O'Donoghue, Lincoln College, Oxford on Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods' and in particular the relationship to Old Norse mythology, and the issues of immigration and modern-day America. Professor O'Donoghue is Professor of Old Norse and Vigfusson Rausing Reader in Ancient Icelandic Literature and Antiquities at the University of Oxford.
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A short talk introducing Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and how they reflect the modern University. A short talk introducing Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and how they reflect the modern University, by Andrew Shamel, Chaplain of Lincoln College, Oxford.
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A short talk on Susan Cooper. A short talk on Susan Cooper, whose children's fantasy literature books are often labelled as being part of the 'Oxford School'. The talk is by Tom Morcom, DPhil (Old Norse), Linacre College.
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A short talk on Daoxuan and medieval Chinese fantasy. A short talk on Daoxuan and medieval Chinese fantasy by Nelson Landry, DPhil student at the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford.
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An interview with Catherine McIlwaine on the Tolkien archive at Bodley and the exhibition of 2018 - Part 2 Interview with Catherine McIlwaine, Tolkien Archivist at the Bodleian. This second part deals with the 2018 exhibition itself, putting it together, and feedback from visitors.
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An interview with Catherine McIlwaine on the Tolkien archive at Bodley and the exhibition of 2018 - Part 1. Interview with Catherine McIlwaine, the Tolkien Archivist, by Stuart Lee on the Tolkien archive at Bodley. Part one contains details about the history of the archive, its relationship to the collection at Marquette University, how the collection came to be at Oxford and what it contains.
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This lecture is an introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien's third major work, 'The Silmarillion' (1977), and considers its lengthy development in numerous prose and verse texts over fifty years. This lecture offers a guided tour through the development of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Silmarillion' corpus, inclusive of The Silmarillion (1977) and the earlier versions of the same work published in the History of Middle Earth series (1983-1996). The most mythological and magisterial of Tolkien's major works, the 1977 Silmarillion (and its antecedents) gives the reader a very different experience and perspective than his more famous and widely read works, The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955). A mythology in the true sense, the 'Silmarillion' corpus is peopled with gods and other preternatural beings and represents the earliest comprehensive work of Tolkien's imagination. Since it was begun in earnest in the middle of the First World War, one of the most turbulent periods in modern history, its tone is more sober and its events more tragic than those of his other classics, but its powerful messages of nobility in the face of defeat and courage in darkness resonate with the world events of the time in which it was produced.
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