181 - J.R.R. Tolkien and the Long Defeat
Published: July 13, 2026
Duration: 10:55
What does the future hold? What has been let go by the past? How should we view the moving horizon?
In this episode, I draw from Tolkien's letters, The Lord of the Rings, and his essays, "The Monsters and the Critics" and "On Fairy-Stories," to discuss his concept of The Long Defeat.
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In this episode, I draw from Tolkien's letters, The Lord of the Rings, and his essays, "The Monsters and the Critics" and "On Fairy-Stories," to discuss his concept of The Long Defeat.
Purchase the entire course, including our recorded live meetings, here:Purchase Course
Watch the video of this episode and subscribe to my YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/R-1Yp1Z8dv4
Become a patron of Mythic Mind at patreon...