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05-08-2005, 11:36 PM | #1 |
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Tolkien--Inspirations and Inspired
For school, I have to write a paper about Tolkien, and I'd like to get some advices and knowledge from those of you who are more familiar with his works. For my paper, I have to discuss:
How has Tolkien influenced modern-day fantasy fiction? What inspired Tolkien in his works, which ideas originated from him, and how has those ideas, either inspired or original, been passed down and continued to be used in modern-day fantasy fiction? Any feedback would be gratefully accepted, I just want to get a better understanding of the topic--especially since I don't read much fantasy other than Tolkien to know how other writers have been influenced by him. Thanks in advance!!
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05-09-2005, 11:49 AM | #2 | |
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I would recommend that you check out Meditations on Middle-earth, edited by Karen Haver, and illustrated by John Howe. As the blurb from Chapters/Indigo says:
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05-10-2005, 04:04 AM | #3 |
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you might also want to think about the striking simillarities of Rowling's Harry Potter books, especially the Characters (and some Plot Themes), if you need or want to show direct examples of Author's being influenced (or downright copying) Tolkien's works.
for example Lord Voldemort = Sauron. The main 'baddie' had almost been defeated in the Past, and is slowly coming back to power, trying to take the world over again. Also, in my humble opinion, the ending of Pullman's Dark Material's trilogy was a direct copy of the Gray Havens scenes of LOTR. (I state this one as Pullman seems to have been quoted in the Press to be somewhat disdainful of LOTR, and then he goes and copies the ending!) |
05-10-2005, 04:41 AM | #4 |
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Essex has a good point with Harry Potter, what about all that He Who Must Not Be Named, giant spiders, Dumbledore/Gandalf wannabe, and it goes ever on...
Stephen Donaldson did exactly the same thing in The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant ( he even went as far as to have a Berek half-hand!). Have a look at these: http://www.stephenrdonaldson.com/ http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/au..._Donaldson.htm http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/farp/myths/myth.html http://www.authorsontheweb.com/featu...influences.asp I hope some of that was helpfull. I'm sure there's another thread similar to this one......Can't find it though, sorry. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthr...son#post382865 Look at post #446 that might help too.
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