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WTTE Dungeons and Dragons
May 19, 2022February 14, 2024 ConorFantasy, Uncategorized

Ep 60: Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons plays a huge part in fiction and popular culture more generally, but it is often overlooked or misunderstood. In this episode I gather together an experienced Dungeon Master and some complete novices (including myself) to play D&D for the first time. Joining me to explore this new read more…

Words To That Effect Podcast - Ep 55: A History of Dragons
January 25, 2022February 14, 2024 ConorChildren's Literature, Fantasy, History, Popular Culture

Ep 55: A History of Dragons

Dragons have been around for a very long time. They are one of the very few mythological creatures that have become absolutely central to popular culture; everyoneknows what a dragon is. There are other important and well-known mythological creatures, but none are as ubiquitous as dragons, which can be found read more…

Fantasy Literature - WTTE Ep 33
May 21, 2019September 12, 2024 Conor20th Century Literature, 21st Century Literature, Fantasy, Television

Ep 33: The Noun of Nouns (The Rise of Modern Fantasy Literature)

What is Fantasy Literature? What do you think of, when you think of the genre of fantasy? Whether it’s fiction, TV, cinema, games, are there certain elements you need to have for something to be considered fantasy? Well, you might say fantasy is medieval, or at least set in a read more…

January 5, 2018January 6, 2018 Conor19th Century Literature, 20th Century Literature, British Literature, Fantasy

Notes on a Selection of Fictional Countries [Article]

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to invent a new country. In the 18th and 19th centuries there were still places unknown to European society – “blank spaces on the earth”, as Marlow in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness once put it. New, unheard of countries were begging to be discovered, mapped, read more…

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