Library of a Viking | Professor Explains Why The Lord of the Rings is SO Good After 75 Years @libraryofaviking | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
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0:00 - Intro
1:06 - 1. What sustains "The Lord of the Rings" popularity?
1:17 - Defining "what is a classic"
2:46 - 2. How does "LOTR" address universal themes?
4:34 - Old English poem reading
6:11 - Poem in Lord of the Rings
7:50 - Ending of LOTR explores "life is fleeting"
9:34 - The role of "the hero's journey"
14:34 - The return of the journey
15:57 - 3. How did Tolkien's linguistics shape his world-building?
19:10 - 4. The role of archetypes in Lord of the Rings
21:24 - Why "LOTR" is often copied
22:15 - How fantasy has evolved
22:45 - Tolkien was "progressive"
23:48 - 5. The impact of Tolkien's world-building
26:12 - 6. How have adaptations impacted the book's popularity?
27:45 - What the movies missed from the books
29:44 - 7. What can future readers gain from "The Lord of the Rings"?
Music by Mark Generous - Orange And Pomegranate - thmatc.co/?l=13F71691
Music by Damien Sebe - Goodmorning, My Love - thmatc.co/?l=A052F6D6
Thank you to @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy for joining the channel to discuss Lord of the Rings and why it is still SO good!
Join the Book Club here: patreon.com/libraryofaviking
Join the Viking Clan and get access to the Viking Book Club⚔️
🢚patreon.com/libraryofaviking and get access to exclusive benefits!
🢚 JOIN THE DISCORD: discord.gg/tCW4gtchXN
🢚Get 5% off at The Broken Binding using the code LIBRARYOFAVIKING7
🢚 Get 5% off at Inkstone Books using the code VIKINGOFFER5
Other links!
🢚Instagram - instagram.com/libraryofaviking
🢚Blog - libraryofaviking.com
🢚Goodreads - goodreads.com/user/show/127113613-library-of-a-viking
🢚Twitter - twitter.com/LibraryOfAViki1
🢚Amazon Wishlist - amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/201HRQ53TNJ37?ref_=wl_share
Contact me? (Review requests allowed but not likely to get reply)
libraryofaviking@gmail.com
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - 1. What sustains "The Lord of the Rings" popularity?
1:17 - Defining "what is a classic"
2:46 - 2. How does "LOTR" address universal themes?
4:34 - Old English poem reading
6:11 - Poem in Lord of the Rings
7:50 - Ending of LOTR explores "life is fleeting"
9:34 - The role of "the hero's journey"
14:34 - The return of the journey
15:57 - 3. How did Tolkien's linguistics shape his world-building?
19:10 - 4. The role of archetypes in Lord of the Rings
21:24 - Why "LOTR" is often copied
22:15 - How fantasy has evolved
22:45 - Tolkien was "progressive"
23:48 - 5. The impact of Tolkien's world-building
26:12 - 6. How have adaptations impacted the book's popularity?
27:45 - What the movies missed from the books
29:44 - 7. What can future readers gain from "The Lord of the Rings"?
Music by Mark Generous - Orange And Pomegranate - thmatc.co/?l=13F71691
Music by Damien Sebe - Goodmorning, My Love - thmatc.co/?l=A052F6D6
