Jan 21, 2022
Carl Hostetter, editor of a brand new quantity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s
unpublished notes, The Nature of Center-earth, joins
the present.
Carl discusses:
- His collaboration with Christopher Tolkien resulting in this new
quantity - What different Tolkien writings we would anticipate to see
printed - Why it might be good that Tolkien by no means completed the Silmarillion
in his lifetime - Tolkien’s Thomistic reflections on elvish hylomorphism, and
different revelations contained within the new ebook - How Tolkien’s obsession with consistency almost destroyed his
legendarium - Potential issues with the theology of Center-earth
- Anti-Catholic bias in modern Tolkien fandom and
scholarship
Hyperlinks
Carl Hostetter, The Nature of
Center-earth https://www.harpercollins.com/merchandise/the-nature-of-middle-earth-jrr-tolkien
Interview with Jonathan McIntosh about The Flame
Imperishable
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-40-tolkien-and-aquinas-jonathan-s-mcintosh/
Different sources advisable:
J.R.R. Tolkien, Morgoth’s Ring, vol. 10 of The
Historical past of Center-earth, ed. Christopher Tolkien
Jonathan McIntosh, The Flame Imperishable: Tolkien, St.
Thomas, and the Metaphysics of Faërie
Tom Shippey, The Highway to Center-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien
Created a New Mythology
Verlyn Flieger, Splintered Mild: Logos and Language in
Tolkien’s World
Corey Olsen’s seminars on The Nature of
Center-earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duNayhMrrJ8&listing=PLasMbZ4s5vIXZtwVbmyh6sTE56uiI_t0C
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