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- Of Faerie and Fairies (Part 2)
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss Tolkien's 1939 essay "On Fairy Stories." Part 2 of 2.
Primary sources:
On Fairy Stories (PDF) | The Lord of the Rings | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Secondary sources:
Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
Le Guin - The Dispossessed
For discussion of "Man and the Machine" in Tolkien's work: Hren - Middle-earth and the Return of the Common Good
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49 min - Of Faerie and Fairies (Part 1)
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss Tolkien's 1939 essay "On Fairy Stories." Part 1 of 2.
Primary sources:
On Fairy Stories (PDF) | The Lord of the Rings | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Secondary sources:
Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
For discussion of Tolkien and race/culture: Mills - The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto
For discussion of Tolkien's arguments with Christopher Wiseman: Garth - Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-Earth
For discussion of "Man and the Machine" in Tolkien's work: Hren - Middle-earth and the Return of the Common Good
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1 hr 6 min - A Mere Individual
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss Tolkien's experience fighting in World War I and the ways it informed his worldview.
Primary sources:
The Lord of the Rings | The Silmarillion | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien | The Fall of Gondolin
Secondary sources:
Garth - Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-Earth
Garth - The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-Earth
Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
Loconte (for NYTimes) - How J.R.R. Tolkien Found Mordor on the Western Front
Collins (for The Collector) - Lewis, Hemingway, & Tolkien: Three Authors of the Great War
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1 hr 9 min - And Melkor Was Afraid
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss chapters seven and eight of the Quenta Silmarillion, including Feanor's creation of the Silmarils, Melkor's first plot to steal the Silmarils, Feanor's exile from Valmar, and Melkor's destruction of the Trees.
Primary sources:
The Silmarillion | The Lord of the Rings | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Secondary sources:
Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
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56 min - The Orkish Problem (Part 2)
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam continue their discussion of a posthumously published essay by Charles W. Mills on the subject of race and racism in Lord of the Rings. Part 2 of 2.
Primary sources:
The Lord of the Rings | The Silmarillion | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Secondary sources:
Mills - The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto | Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
Further reading:
Mills - The Racial Contract
Jamelle Bouie for NY Times - obituary for Mills
Jared Anthony Loggins for Dissent - obituary for Mills
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53 min - The Orkish Problem (Part 1)
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss a posthumously published essay by Charles W. Mills on the subject of race and racism in Lord of the Rings. Part 1 of 2.
Primary sources:
The Lord of the Rings | The Silmarillion | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Secondary sources:
Mills - The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto | Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
Further reading:
Mills - The Racial Contract
Jamelle Bouie for NY Times - obituary for Mills
Jared Anthony Loggins for Dissent - obituary for Mills
Ian Frazier for The New Yorker - on the debate between Du Bois and Stoddard
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49 min - The Quendi Have Fun And Let Go A Little
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss chapters three, four, and five of The Silmarillion, including the origin story of the Elves.
Primary sources:
The Silmarillion | The Lord of the Rings | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Secondary sources:
Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
Mentioned in this episode:
A helpful diagram of the Elven "family tree" | Price - Children of Ash and Elm
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54 min - Aulë and the Seven Dwarves
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss chapters one and two of the Quenta Silmarillion, including the creation of the Trees and the origins of the dwarves.
Primary sources:
The Silmarillion | The Lord of the Rings | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Secondary sources:
Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
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43 min - A Surrogate For The Revolution
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss leftist interpretations of Tolkien's work, and take some detours along the way.
Primary sources:
The Hobbit | The Lord of the Rings | The Silmarillion | Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Secondary sources:
Landa - Slaves of the Ring: Tolkien's Political Unconscious
Curry - Defending Middle-Earth: Tolkien: Myth and Modernity
Jameson - The Political Unconscious: Narrative As A Socially Symbolic Act
Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
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52 min - The Powers of Arda
In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss the Valaquenta, our formal introduction to the Valar and the Maiar.
Primary sources:
The Silmarillion | The Lord of the Rings | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Secondary sources:
Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
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About The Entmoot Podcast
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Co-hosts Kenny Talarico and Sam Lieberman discuss the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and what they tell us about politics, philosophy, religion, and life.
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