0393: The Lord of the Rings » Prologue » Mathoms

Podcast: The Tolkien Road · The Tolkien Road

Opublikowano: 2026-11-02

What did we miss in the Foreword and Prologue to The Lord of the Rings? In Episode 393 of The Tolkien Road, John goes back through some fascinating “mathoms” from Do Not Be Hasty—from Tolkien’s rejected Silmarillion and savage early reviews to allegory, Sarehole Mill, the origins of “Hobbit” and “Dwarves,” the meaning of Middle-earth, and more. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introduction 00:44 — What Is a Mathoms Episode? 01:49 — Tolkien and the “Impression of Depth” 03:29 — Why Publishers Rejected The Silmarillion 04:52 — Could Silmarillion Stories Become Novels? 07:23 — The Worst Early LOTR Reviews 09:23 — “Juvenile Trash”? 11:00 — Tolkien Was Supposedly Already Forgotten 13:35 — Tolkien on Allegory<br...