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Dragons & Angels: World-Making in Lewis and Tolkien w/ Dr. David C. Downing

Feb 21, 2020

42:00

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

When Is a Dragon, More Than a Dragon?

3min

How I Learned to Love Lewis and Tolkien

3min

The Most Reluctant Convert

2min

The Most Reluctant Convict

2min

Lewis and Tolkien's Dragons

5min

The Different Types of Fantasy There Are

4min

The Four Types of Dream Fantasies

2min

The Importance of Immersive Fantasy

2min

10.

The Importance of Critical Essays in Lewis' Writings

2min

11.

Lewis and Tolkien: A Comparison

3min

12.

The Ransom Trillities

2min

13.

The Importance of Syncretism in Lewis' Paralandra

4min

14.

The Lord of the Rings and the Simmerillion

4min

15.

The Wade Center Podcast

2min

When is a dragon more than a dragon? In this week's episode Dr. David C. Downing (Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center and co-host of our podcast) sits down with Crystal and Producer Aaron Hill to discuss his inaugural lecture which compared the imaginary worlds created by C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien in their respective novels. Does the way that Lewis and Tolkien use dragons reveal something more fundamental about the way they approached world-building and the realm of imagination?