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Leaf by Niggle | Tolkien and Short Story
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Dec 12, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
What truths about the world and human experience can short stories reveal? In today’s episode, Dr. Michael Dauphinais and Catholic scholar Joseph Pearce look at Leaf by Niggle, J.R.R. Tolkien’s short story filled with profound themes of beauty, creativity, the gift of time, and the afterlife.
Resources:
Annunciation Circle (Ave Maria University Monthly Giving Community)
Ave Maria University website
Learn more from Professor Joseph Pearce on his website
Sign up for Professor Pearce’s FREE short course, The Genius of J.R.R. Tolkien, from The Pursuit of Wisdom by Ave Maria University
Resources:
Annunciation Circle (Ave Maria University Monthly Giving Community)
Ave Maria University website
Learn more from Professor Joseph Pearce on his website
Sign up for Professor Pearce’s FREE short course, The Genius of J.R.R. Tolkien, from The Pursuit of Wisdom by Ave Maria University
Released:
Dec 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (84)
Catholic Fantasy & the Importance of Storytelling | Tolkien, Chesterton, C.S. Lewis: Does fantasy separate us from reality? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Dr. John Jasso, Chair and Associate Professor of Communications and Literature at Ave Maria University, to discuss the importance of storytelling, using the examples of Catholic fantasy authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and G.K. Chesterton. Resources: Annunciation Circle (Ave Maria University Monthly Giving Community) Ave Maria University Website VIDEO: "Chesterton, Tolkien, and the Rhetoric of Fairyland" by Dr. John Jasso by Catholic Theology Show