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The Tolkien Professor
The Tolkien Professor
M y name is Corey Olsen. I am a professor of medieval literature and an English PhD, and I have been a student of Tolkien's works for as long as I can remember. On this website, I am posting a series of FREE audio lectures on Tolkien's major works for you to download and listen to on your ...
The Tolkien Professor: Lectures on J.R.R. Tolkien
The Tolkien Professor: Lectures on J.R.R. Tolkien
sffaudio.com — The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey... Olsen , Assistant Professor of English at Washington College in Maryland. Sez Olsen: “In my lectures, I am working through The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings in detail, doing close ... (more) The Tolkien Professor: Lectures on J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Tolkien Professor: Lectures on J.R.R. Tolkien
SFFaudio — The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, Assistant Professor of English at Washington College in Maryland. Sez Olsen: “In my lectures, I am working through The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings in detail, doing close readings of the stories (and the songs!) in order to explore the fascinating details of Tolkien’s world while also tracking some of the large, important themes in Tolkien’s ...

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QuasarDragon — ... The Tolkien Professor is a series of podcast explorations of Tolkien's writings by professor of medieval literature and English PhD, Corey Olsen. Available in MP3 and M4A downloads ...

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QuasarDragon — ... Weirdness: " The Dirty Fairy " by Deborah Walker. (Flash) At 365 tomorrows: What’s in a Name? by Helstrom. (Flash) At Flashes in the Dark: " Chapiesky " By AJ Brown. (Flash) At MicroHorror: " Fuel " by Indy McDaniel. (Flash) At MicroHorror: " Closing Time " by Jon Brunette. (Flash) At MicroHorror: " Tunnels" by Jack Potchen. (OTR) At Boxcars711: Vanishing Point - The Lost Door (01-11-85) (Podcast) at The Tolkien Professor: " Hobbit Lecture " #4. (Serial) Zombie Girls Chapter 31 by L.D. Silver. (Serial) at Enter Three ...

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