Man Of Steel Answers Insight Commentary

Recorded May 13th.  Fantasy, faith, magic, & myth.  J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, The Great War, and Wonder Woman.  Middle Earth, Narnia, creating compelling fantasy, approaches to criticism, and overcoming disillusionment. 60 Year Old Spoiler Warning: Ending of The Lord of the Rings and portions of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. [Note: Not really a Wonder Woman episode, a companion to the last episode.  Next few episodes are more DC, less literary history.] Answers, insights, and commentary on: I. J.R.R. Tolkien (Life) Orphan, Catholic, genius Popular, rugby captain, acting Languages, artist, marriage World War I, Battle of the Somme Philology Beowulf scholarship "On Fairy Stories" II. Secondary World (Depth) References condense information Recall a dragon or a Robin, no citation References are inherent and ubiquitous Broken references organic and immersive Irony, Immersion, or Identification Tolkien reverse engineering patina of myth Tolkien's perfectionism Sup