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Critical Readings

Critical Readings

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 Critical Readings examines key literary texts using close reading and critical analysis, and explains these approaches in discussion. Listeners will learn about the texts themselves and about how to approach a text for critical analysis.S. P. Cooper and CriticalReadings.com Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
Episodes
  • CR Episode 307: The Hobbit, Part IV

    CR Episode 307: The Hobbit, Part IV
    Jan 26 2026
    The panel discusses the party's arrival in and departure from Lake-Town, and their arrival at and infiltration of the Lonely Mountain, with special attention to the contrast between rationalism and romanticism, particularly in the Master of Lake-Town.Continue reading
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • CR Episode 306: The Hobbit, Part III

    CR Episode 306: The Hobbit, Part III
    Jan 19 2026
    The panel reads chapters 8 and 9, with special attention to the episodic structure of the narrative, the maturation of Bilbo and his rising stature amongst the dwarves, the role of hunger and darkness in creating tension, and the timeframe of events.Continue reading
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • CR Episode 305: The Hobbit, Part II

    CR Episode 305: The Hobbit, Part II
    Jan 12 2026
    The panel discusses chapters 5–7, with examination of Tolkien's sources and the chronology of its composition, discussion about the different phases of the story's development, and a conversation about the chapter structure and roles of different races.Continue reading
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    1 hr and 22 mins
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