Week 119 - Tolkien Tuesday: He Did That

About this episode

The episode features a read-through of Tolkien's letter 246, discussing Frodo and the concept of heroism.

Join The Man of the West as we begin a four-episode read-through of letter 246 — in which Tolkien defends Frodo, demolishes simple-minded heroism, and gives us the entire argument in three words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Man of the West

Topics covered

• Tolkien
• Frodo
• heroism
• literature
• letter analysis

Keywords

• Tolkien
• Frodo
• letter 246
• heroism
• literature analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: letter 246

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