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Tomorrow, I will be preceding Dr. Bill Indick’s presentation “Archetypal symbols in ancient myths, folktales, nursery stories, and fairy tales of the Middle Ages are the blueprints of modern fantasy literature.” My talk will be an overview of my research J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings<\/em> with an emphasis on the use of humor to create believable secondary worlds. The event, originally scheduled for Wednesday, should kick off at 4 p.m. Tuesday, the 21st. All are welcome.<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow, I will be preceding Dr. Bill Indick’s presentation “Archetypal symbols in ancient myths, folktales, nursery stories, and fairy tales of the Middle Ages are the blueprints of modern fantasy literature.” My talk will be an overview of my research J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6aT9B-4X","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":888,"url":"https:\/\/willbly.com\/?p=888","url_meta":{"origin":307,"position":0},"title":"5 Questions with Christian Fantasy Author Hope Ann","date":"June 20, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"What follows is the first of many author interviews I'll be posting throughout the summer. Hope Ann is a Christian Fantasy author and contributing member of Fantasy Writers and Readers Facebook Group. What are the challenges of being a devoutly Christian author? 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