11-26-2002, 06:33 PM | #1 | |||||||
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The Surging Popularity of Fantasy
Well, the Lord of the Rings has made the cover of Time Magazine in the Dec. 2, 2002 issue! It has a nice little article concerning the release of the Two Towers movie, but of far more interest is the following article FEEDING ON FANTASY Forward into the past! At a time of uncertainty, American culture looks backward for comfort by Lev Grossman.
The article discusses the popularity of such things as the Society for Creative Anachronism, Harry Potter, EverQuest, Magic: The Gathering and of course LOTR. Quite thought provoking from a socialogical point of view, here are some interesting quotes from the article..... Quote:
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11-26-2002, 07:00 PM | #2 |
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I liked the last quote. All though Tolkien said ( I think in the front cover of LOTR) that he didn't have a specific message in mind when he wrote LOTR, I think that it is applicable to modern America. Of course, America is slightly larger than a hobbit, it might be more a ..... oh, I don't know, a man or an elf.
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11-26-2002, 07:43 PM | #3 |
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I'm in the process of reading that article.
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11-27-2002, 01:09 AM | #4 | |
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Re: The Surging Popularity of Fantasy
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He was just being modest. Middle-Earth rules.
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