Were you a friend of Boromir? - LOTR: An Author's Journey, Bk 4 Ch 4

We are going on an adventure! Love The Lord of the Rings? Why not read along with us as we consider the books from the writer's point of view! Taking it chapter by chapter, novelist Julia Golding will reveal new details that you might not have noticed and techniques that will only go to increase your pleasure in future re-readings of our favourite novel. Julia also brings her expert knowledge of life in Oxford and English culture to explain some points that might have passed you by.

00:00 Introduction: Window on the West - An Unusual Chapter
03:37 The Battle of Wits: Faramir's Interrogation Begins
07:09 Characterizing Through Point of View: Frodo Under Pressure
08:18 Were You a Friend of Boromir? The Pivotal Question
12:50 Boromir Was My Brother: A Game-Changing Revelation
14:11 The Poetic Vision: Boromir's Death as Anglo-Saxon Lament
18:04 Faramir's Wisdom: Works of Art and Their Imprint
22:27 The Detective at Work: Piecing Together Isildur's Bane
25:07 Gandalf the Grey: Names and the Archives of Minas Tirith
30:43 The Window on the West: A Vision of Beauty and Creativity
35:39 Grace Before Meals: A Rare Religious Moment
38:20 Springless Autumn: Gondor's Decline and Lost Hope
41:23 The Moment of Choice: Faramir Resists the Ring
42:31 Conclusion: The Highest Quality and Return to the Journey

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