In the mists of Glastonbury legends – Tolkien and Smith Conference – Session 4

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To celebrate the 50th year anniversary of Tolkien’s death (1892-1973), a conference dedicated to his meaningful friendship with G.B. Smith, poet and alumnus of Corpus, who died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

Session 4
11.15-11.45 Kris Swank, ‘The Monk and the Bird’s Song’: An archetype in poems by Longfellow, Smith, and Tolkien’
11.45-12.15 Federica Calabrese, ‘From the “dawns” to the “tides of time”. Smith and Tolkien in the mists of Glastonbury legends’
12.15-12.45 Questions and discussion

Full Programme:
https://www.ccc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events-and-reunions/gb-smith-and-jrr-tolkien-meaningful-friendship

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