Week 116 - Tolkien Tuesday: Never Mind the Critics

About this episode

The episode discusses Tolkien's letters from 1962 and the influence of a neighbor on his work.

As though Tolkien ever took them too seriously to begin with. Join The Man of the West as he looks at two letters closing out 1962, including how a neighbor literally influenced the shape of Tolkien’s world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Man of the West

Topics covered

• Tolkien
• letters
• critics
• influence
• literature

Keywords

• Tolkien
• letters
• critics
• influence
• 1962

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