378 - Richard Rohlin - Tolkien and Universal History
The Symbolic World
In this episode Richard Rohlin goes solo to give us an introduction about JRR Tolkien's vision for Universal History. Later this month he will be teaching a course on this topic. Register now for the Tolkien and Universal History course by Richard Rohlin on The Symbolic World website: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/tolkien-and-universal-history Cost: $150 Discount: 10% off for all Symbolic World patrons at the Involved tier or higher. Apply your unique discount code at checkout. Live classes: February 24 - March 24, 5 weeks, 10 hours of lectures. Lecture recordings will be made available with downloadable audio. =====Timestamps==== 01:07 - Introduction 03:36 - What makes Tolkien unique? 07:53 - Tolkien & universal history 12:28 - The Arthurian legends 22:13 - Redeeming the elves 26:45 - Redeeming the gods 27:40 - Medieval genres: Chronicles 29:35 - Poetry 31:17 - The Silmarillion 34:10 - Retelling culture-founding narratives 36:09 - The Lord of the Rings 38:44 - The novel 42:16 - Writing assignment 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau 🗣 Join The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe 🔒 BECOME A PATRON: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe 📱 SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson: https://matthewwilkinson.net/