222: Leaf by Niggle by Tolkien

17/01/2023

Classical Stuff You Should Know

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Tolkien once wrote a story that totally isn't an allegory. Not even one bit. We discuss that story (totally an allegory) in this episode. Also, Horticulture! We don't discuss it, just been thinking about it lately.

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222: Leaf by Niggle by Tolkien

Classical Stuff You Should Know

Mais episódios de "Classical Stuff You Should Know"

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277: "Emma," by Jane Austen

276: Dyskolos (my favorite DJ)

275: Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener"

274: The Lord of the Flies

273: Against Christian Civilization

272: Sir Thomas More

271: The Socratic Method

270: Phaedo

269: Plato v. Aristotle