{"id":107975,"date":"2020-05-10T15:13:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T20:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=107975"},"modified":"2020-05-10T15:19:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T20:19:50","slug":"annual-tolkien-lecture-on-fantasy-literature-to-be-an-online-symposium-may-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2020\/05\/10\/107975-annual-tolkien-lecture-on-fantasy-literature-to-be-an-online-symposium-may-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature to be an online symposium May 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro\">The Pembroke College\u2019s annual Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature this year will be turned into an online symposium. This year&#8217;s lecture will discuss a particularly timely subject: &#8220;&#8230;the importance of fantasy in times of crisis: how science-fiction and fantasy literature respond to, and provide inspiration during, moments of despair and personal difficulty.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"192\" class=\"wp-image-47234 no-lazyload\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/3264611a_c_p.jpg\" alt=\"JRR Tolkien\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"10\">More on The Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>The Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature was established in 2013 at Pembroke College, Oxford, where J.R.R. Tolkien worked for twenty years as professor of Anglo-Saxon. Speakers in the series are given freedom to discuss any aspect of fantasy literature, broadly defined to include other types of speculative fiction. Our aim is to honour J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s legacy by promoting the study of fantasy literature.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is free but they are inviting donations for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.societyofauthors.org\/Grants\/authors-emergency-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Society of Authors\u2019 COVID-19 Crisis Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full details are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/tolkienlecture.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The J.R.R. 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