S1 E2: JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit: Corruption, Compassion, and Companionship

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Critical Myth Theory

Alexander Allen and Joel Smith

7 episodes

6 days ago

About current mythology found in movies and stories today.

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About current mythology found in movies and stories today.

Philosophy

Society & Culture

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S1 E2: JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit: Corruption, Compassion, and Companionship

Critical Myth Theory

56 minutes 34 seconds

4 years ago

S1 E2: JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit: Corruption, Compassion, and Companionship

In this episode we talked about the inspiration for Tolkien's Middle Earth and its influence across the fantasy genre. We spent the most amount of time on our last point regarding the themes of the Hobbit, but far more particularly of the Lord of the Rings. These themes can be summarized into "Corruption, Compassion, and Companionship."