22:26 I am fluent in neither German nor the Black Speech of Mordor, but it sounds to me here like Tolkien is doing his best impression of a certain Austrian man with a funny moustache

If Tolkien blamed anything on socialism as the video does, then he was severely shell shocked and senile. It was without doubt capitalists, private or government persons, that were responsible in for industrialization of Britain, for destroying rural way of life, for monopolizing the means of production into their own hands, for actively putting land-owning farmers into debt and turning them into non-owning workers, for building work-houses, using slave of nearly-slave labour force, for depopulating half of Ireland, etc. What capitalists did to England and it´s colonies was effectively The Scouring of the Shire.

It's funny I only read a few pages yet the scenes stuck with me.

Wow! What a great explanation of a so dense book! Thank you!

Not only is Ulysses the greatest novel ever written--it is head and shoulders above the second greatest novel ever written.

My compass was swallowed by the sea…

Like many others, I also received a copy as a child. The book went over my head entirely. Only later in life, did I rediscover it and gain some understanding of what it conveys. Someone else here said it succinctly. Life is ephemeral. Nurture.

I named my Chameleon Pequod after the ship in this book

Tolkien said that people can’t seem to tell the difference between an allegory and an analogy

crisp!

Well done! I've lost track of how many times I've started it but gave up. I read literature and belles lettres for the beauty of the writing. Perhaps I've never found the key that opens this book to me. I'll try again.

The giving up of power is, after all, what the Gospel is all about. LOTRs embodies this, does not symbolize this. Great commentary. thank you.

Quotable intro ****

14:08 Back to School!

Please tell me where the current thumbnail for this video is from. Thanks.

One of the 5 greatest books of all time.

He was a kind aa god who created an another world all together

Ever wondered what William Blake’s poetry would sound like to modern day music. Wonder no more. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHuWf6WEbLqsa9Usi=WCjKDgIlBT5CHX2n

Elementary school teacher in France here. Every time I've had fifth graders over my career (five times), we've always studied Le Petit Prince. That book has something special, something really universal about it. It's the only unanimous piece of art I've been able to find for the kids. Even the toughest ones, when we were reading those pages outloud, they shut it and joined us in humanity as they let their sensible side exist at last. Nowadays I'm not in class anymore, as I train young teachers. I'm honest with them when I say I probably have no easy answers for their problems in class, but I do know one thing for sure after all these years : they should study Le Petit Prince in class, as it is one of the rare things that bring us all together as human beings.

Thank you very much for another fascinating episode! Ps. Would you consider a video on a Joseph Conrad's novel?

Why was it banned in the U.S.?

Final poetry bit was lyrics for Kate Bush song…wow…

I admit I had this more as background noise as I was drifting in and out of sleep (I woke up too early, lol), so I wasn’t fully paying attention, but from what I did hear…… wow! For one, you did an incredible job, and for two…. I’m just continuing to develop a deeper appreciation for Tolkien everyday! Hearing him read the books, speaking the languages of the world, yet speaking with the right accents and still speaking confidently and powerfully! Incredible And near the beginning you pointed out Tolkien finding a “lost paradise” in an old corn mill amongst other things near his home, while he was in poverty….. that’s kinda how I’ve been lately I’ve been going on a lot of hikes, and my favorite thing is when I discover an old building or something, that’s hidden in the woods. That to me is far more worth it than a lot of things money can buy

Turns out that William Blake was pretty metal

Great video, you probably already have a schedule of books to cover but would love to see you go over white noise 🙈

Great video 🙏 thanks a lot. Have you thought about a video on Grapes of Wrath? Read it last year and I was impressed how it's still so relevant

Was that key art from "Dishonored" at 3:07. If so then there should be a series called "Great Games Explained".

This is an unbelievable video and a wonderful collaboration with @manhattanrarebooks

The reading of the ending is dreadful. I have often read it in my mind with poetic musicality. It is truly a beautiful poem all its own.

Childlike, but not childish. It's a very rare skill; AA Milne and Beatrix Potter had it too, but few others. I'm in my 70s, but can still read them with enjoyment.

I am in awe of this video. Can't recommend it enough to my friends.

LOTR was the first “big book” I read. I think I was around 11 or 12. Was highly influential on my lifelong love of reading.

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Who's the artist for the thumbnail art?

For a great essay please check out Dr. Dave Williams essay “The Consciousness That is Aware, Emily Dickinson in the Wilderness of the Mind”. I don’t know how to link. But should be able to search those keywords. Dr Dave is one of my favorite writers.

Thank you!

I like turtles.

Dudes pissed at a whale. Fks around and finds out. -Ishmael

Good

Well done. Thank you for the enlightening history and impact.

amazing

Great video, shame you showed clips from Amazons Rings of power absolute joke of a show.

Beautiful

What a wonderful channel! Thank you.

really effective in the connections you draw among Tolkien's life, the world he lived in, his creative work, and his influence. thank you.