{"id":718,"date":"2026-01-07T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/?p=718"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:29:01","slug":"podcast-j-r-r-tolkien-the-father-of-the-lord-of-the-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/podcast-j-r-r-tolkien-the-father-of-the-lord-of-the-rings\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: J. R. R. Tolkien, the Father of The Lord of the Rings"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p>This podcast delves into Tolkien\u2019s personal relationships. J.R.R. Tolkien is widely acclaimed as the \u201cfather of modern fantasy literature,\u201d a title he holds thanks to the creation of Middle-earth, a complex and richly detailed imaginary world that serves as the setting for his most famous works. His genius lies not only in writing captivating stories, but also in building a universe complete with its own languages, history, mythology, and geography. Tolkien is considered a pioneer of the high fantasy subgenre, characterized by elaborate imaginary worlds, epic themes, and a sense of deep history. His legacy endures to this day, influencing writers, artists, and filmmakers around the world. The popularity of his characters and stories is a testament to his lasting impact on popular culture. In addition to his works of fiction, Tolkien was a renowned philologist, and his deep knowledge of ancient languages \u200b\u200bsignificantly influenced his writing. He created entire languages, such as Elvish, that added depth and authenticity to his imaginary world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast: J. R. R. Tolkien, the Father of The Lord of the Rings\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UIY65gZGeUg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This podcast delves into Tolkien\u2019s personal relationships. J.R.R. Tolkien is widely acclaimed as the \u201cfather of modern fantasy literature,\u201d a title he holds thanks to the creation of Middle-earth, a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast-virtualbooks"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":719,"href":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718\/revisions\/719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}