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Fantasy Literature
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Is Jin Yong 'China's Tolkien'?

A comparison of the Hong Kong author Jin Yong and J. R. R. Tolkien
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Faith in fantasy literature

A short discussion of the role of faith in fantasy literature
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Brian McClellan

A discussion of the writer Brian McClellan.
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C. S. Lewis and 'The Wind in the Willows'

A discussion of the influence of 'The Wind in the Willows' on fantasy writers - notably C. S. Lewis
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The Last of the Titans

This talk explores the myth underlying the action in John Wyndham's `The Kraken Wakes'.
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A Walk around C. S. Lewis's Oxford

A biographical tour of C. S. Lewis's Oxford
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William Morris and E. R. Eddison Collections at the Bodleian

An interview with Rachael Marsay about the William Morris and E. R. Eddison collections at the Bodleian Library
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Elizabeth Knox

A discussion of the writer Elizabeth Knox
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The Saga of Eric the Unlucky

The Saga of Eric the Unlucky examines Rider Haggard's use of medieval narrative techniques in his novel Eric Brighteyes.
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An Interview with Elizabeth Knox

An Interview with Elizabeth Knox, author of 'The Absolute Book'
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Old Norse in the New World: The Mythology and Politics of Immigration and Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'

A talk on Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'.
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Discworld - and the Modern University

A short talk introducing Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and how they reflect the modern University.
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Susan Cooper

A short talk on Susan Cooper.
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Violet Needham

Jane Bliss introduces listeners to the work of Violet Needham, a prolific but little-remembered children’s fantasy author, whose book 'The Woods of Windri' draws on the tropes of medieval romances in fascinating ways.ays.
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Daoxuan and Chinese Fantasy Literature

A short talk on Daoxuan and medieval Chinese fantasy.
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Tolkien Archive and Exhibition at Bodleian (Part 2)

An interview with Catherine McIlwaine on the Tolkien archive at Bodley and the exhibition of 2018 - Part 2
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Tolkien Archive and Exhibition at Bodleian (Part 1)

An interview with Catherine McIlwaine on the Tolkien archive at Bodley and the exhibition of 2018 - Part 1.
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What is the 'Silmarillion'?

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.
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Verse and Prose in Fantasy Literature

An analysis of two forms that dominate fantasy literature.
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Guy Gavriel Kay

A short introduction to the writer Guy Gavriel Kay.

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