How to read The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

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0:00 the enduring power of Tolkien's storytelling
1:20 on the popularity of JRR Tolkien
3:30 p.m. invention as a process of rediscovery
5:00 p.m.: how Tolkien inspires our love of literature
6:00 p.m. lecture series on Tolkien's world
7:00 a.m. the invented languages of JRR Tolkien
8:00 Why should we embrace a love of words?
9:00 a.m. The history of language is a history of people
10:30 a.m.: how Tolkien began creating languages
11:30 a.m. two approaches to linguistic creation
1:00 p.m. creating a home for your languages
3:30 p.m. on the illusion of historicity
4:30 p.m. linguistic creation in the 20th century
6:00 p.m. The aesthetics of Tolkien's personal language
7:00 p.m. the most important parts of linguistic creation
8:00 p.m. the Elvish languages of Quenya and Sindarin
8:30 p.m. Tolkien reciting “Namárië” (Galadriel’s Lament)
9:00 p.m. sound symbolism in Tolkien's languages
10:00 p.m. 'Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo'
11:30 p.m. songs from Lord of the Rings
25:00: how Tolkien created beautiful languages
28h30 Tolkien and the English language
29h30 on the union of literature and language
33:00 celebrating our love of ancient traditions
35h00 moral teaching vs moral allegories
37:00 Tolkien and the First World War
38h00 creating a national mythology for England
41:00 Tolkien and the Victorian Arthuriana
43h00 nostalgia and ecological comments
45 hours on quests and the hero's journey
47:00 “I wish this hadn’t happened in my time”
48:00 How do you define a great hero?
50h00 to find the courage already within us
51:30, it’s time to answer the call to adventure

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