Comments on: New Fall 2012 course

By: Kleiner

Kleiner — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:30:11 +0000

I do not have a ready list. But you might check out Tom Shippey’s JRR Tolkien: Author of the Century. It looks at Tolkien from the perspective of his academic work on language. Might be a good starting point.
With Lewis, you could read The Discarded Image as a starting point. It is Lewis’ last book (I think) and is based on his lectures on Medieval and Renaissance Lit.

By: Zachary

Zachary — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:01:25 +0000

I’m very glad that Tolkien will be given a semester’s length of intensive study; Lewis will be a welcome extra. Discussing the ‘..limits of natural reason, and the role of the imagination in belief’ would be fascinating in the context of something as unique as ‘The Ainulindalë’ from Tolkien’s *The Silmarillion*. Looking forward to next Fall; thanks for putting this class to together, Prof. Kleiner!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:29:51 +0000

What I never got around to reading from Lewis and Tolkien was their academic work, what they wrote that underwent peer review. I would love to have a list of those pieces.

By: Reflections on Tolkien « Huenemanniac

Reflections on Tolkien « Huenemanniac — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:47:10 +0000

[...] or cosmopolitanism (which isn’t a surprise, given Tolkien’s own views). I imagine that Kleiner’s upcoming course on Tolkien and Lewis will raise this issue at some point, perhaps connecting it with MacIntyre’s After [...]