How Tolkien Rings the Changes on Shakespeare and Wagner
- Synopsis
- Video lecture by David O’Connor (University of Notre Dame) that explores some of the literary influences on JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. He focuses on the inspiration he drew from Shakespeare’s fairy realm from A Midsummer Night’s Dream; the depiction of the power of nature in Macbeth; and the treatment of feminine enchantment from Antony and Cleopatra.
- Series
- Crisis of Beauty, The: Plato, Shakespeare, And Tolkien
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Transmission details
- 10 Jun 2022
- Duration
- 55 mins
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- English language and literature; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Tolkein, JRR (1892-1973)
Notes
- Notes
- Third lecture in a course entitled, The Crisis of Beauty: Plato, Shakespeare, and Tolkien
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://youtu.be/55Xd_utk0mI
- Online format
- Streamed
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "How Tolkien Rings the Changes on Shakespeare and Wagner". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79843 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)