Then I Will Declare My Doom - LOTR: An Author's Journey, Bk 4 Ch 6
About this episode
Julia Golding explores chapter 6 of The Lord of the Rings, revealing insights and writing techniques.
We are going on an adventure! Love The Lord of the Rings? Why not read along with us as we consider the books from the writer's point of view! Taking it chapter by chapter, novelist Julia Golding will reveal new details that you might not have noticed and techniques that will only go to increase your pleasure in future re-readings of our favourite novel. Julia also brings her expert knowledge of life in Oxford and English culture to explain some points that might have passed you by. 00:00 Introduction: The Forbidden Pool - A Pivotal Transition 01:12 The Two Towers as Tapestry: Light and Dark Contrasts 03:06 Alliterative Awakening: Faramir Rouses Frodo 04:40 Painting with Words: The Moon Over Gondor 09:26 The High Place Moment: Frodo's Vision Across Middle-earth 13:12 Boil and Bubble: Shakespearean Echoes and Gollum's Dive 14:19 The Battle of Wits Continues: Faramir's Staged Interrogation 16:57 A Brief Holiday from Darkness: Gollum at His Happiest 19:09 Frodo's Moral Dilemma: The Burden of Compassion 21:39 Locked Doors and Dark Rooms: Faramir's Judgment 28:11 The Path to Cirith Ungol: Warnings of Dark Terror 30:35 The Cleft Stick: No Good Choices Remain 32:21 Beyond Hope…
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