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# J.R.R. Tolkien's The Monsters and the Critics (Mythic Mind, ep. 133)
- URL: https://mythicmindfellowship.com/j-r-r-tolkiens-the-monsters-and-the-critics-mythic-mind-ep-133/
- Published: 2026-01-19T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:16:48.000Z
- Author: Andrew Snyder

Mythic MindEpisode 133

# J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Monsters and the Critics (Mythic Mind, ep. 133)

Dr. Andrew Snyder

19 January 2026

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## In this episode

We are continuing through the Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius course that I led in the Fall of 2024 with Tolkien’s essay, “The Monsters and the Critics,” in which he argues that Beowulf is best approached as fantasy.

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