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Footnote #42 - Tolkien’s On Fairy Stories

Following up last week’s feature-length episode on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003), the latest Footnote looks at J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal essay “On Fairy Stories” that engages the definitions, origins, and applications of the fairy story.

FOOTNOTE PODCASTChristopher Holliday and Alexander SergeantFebruary 19, 2024WORLD, FANTASY, LITERATUREComment

Footnote #7 - The Fantastic

The fantasy of the fantastic is the subject of Footnote #7, as Alex takes listeners (including Chris) on a journey through the origins of the fantastique and a term that often describes certain stories with impossible elements.

FOOTNOTE PODCASTChristopher Holliday and Alexander SergeantMay 23, 2022FANTASTIC, FANTASY, STORYTELLING, TODOROV, LITERATUREComment