Episode 101: Dr. Verlyn Flieger, Part 1

Kick off the last chapter of the trilogy with Dr. Flieger. Listen as we discuss Tolkien’s larger body of work, such as: The Lost Road, The Notion Club Papers, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, On Fairy-Stories, and Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics. Learn about the concept of “eucatastrophe” and how that relates to the Lord of the Rings.

Books by Dr. Flieger:
Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien’s World
A Question of Time: J. R. R. Tolkien’s Road to Faerie
Interrupted Music: The Making of Tolkien’s Mythology

Collections of Essays by Dr. Flieger:
Tolkien’s Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth
Green Suns and Faerie: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien
There Would Always be a Fairy-tale: More Essays on Tolkien

Other Referenced Works by J.R.R. Tolkien:
The Kelevala
Kullervo