Tolkien and the West: Recovering the Lost Tradition of Europe (The Modern Scholar)

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The works of J.R.R. Tolkien are quite possibly the most widely read pieces of literature written in the 20th century. But as Professor Michael Drout illuminates in this engaging course of lectures, Tolkien’s writings are built upon a centuries-old literary tradition that developed in Europe and is quite uniquely Western in its outlook and style. Drout delves into how that tradition still resonates with us to this day, even if many Modernist critics would argue otherwise. He begins the course with t

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