Tutor information
John Garth
Author of the award-winning Tolkien and the Great War and the short study Tolkien at Exeter College, John Garth is also an editor and public speaker, and was Black Mountain Institute Fellow in Humanistic Studies 2015–16. He has taught undergraduates, graduates, and others, and co-taught an OUDCE summer school on Tolkien in 2014.
Courses
At the outbreak of the war that reshaped the world, Tolkien began crafting his mythology. How do his tales of enchantment, terror, courage and endurance reflect the upheaval of his time? Includes a tour of Exeter College, where he was an undergraduate.
Oxford is a world-class school of world-builders and literary enchanters. Journey with Alice through Middle-earth, Narnia, and Celtic legend as we explore how writers have reimagined Oxford in some of literature’s most cherished works.
Explore Middle-earth as Tolkien’s true protagonist. Learn how real landscapes, languages, and history shaped his world, and how place drives story. Guided by an expert, this course uncovers how geography and imagination create a living literary landscape.
Explore the work and friendship of the men behind Middle-earth and Narnia in the contexts of Oxford, their Inklings circle, and their insights into our own world - ancient and modern.
From Tolkien's chief sources to Elvish mythology, this course offers a masterclass in world-building and the meaning of 'The Silmarillion'. Led by a world-class Tolkien expert at the university where Middle-earth was created.