378 - Richard Rohlin - Tolkien and Universal History

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