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Oct 2 2012, 5:13pm
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Ivanhoe and Tolkien?
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I found a copy of Ivanhoe at a library book sale awhile back and finally decided to read it. Which made me wonder about whether or not Ivanhoe was ever considered to be an influence on Tolkien. I could not find an entry under "I" in my Tolkien Encyclopedia, alas, but I did find some references on a website. Here's an excerpt: "As far as I can discern with the help of my assistant, Google, this isn’t a comparison that many have made, though the connection is so obvious to me that Sir Walter’s influence on The Lord of the Rings is just begging to be explored. In some ways, Ivanhoe is a stronger reminder of Tolkien than any post-Tolkien high fantasy I’ve ever touched—which, I’ll grant, isn’t much; I adore Tolkien, but have very little patience for his legion of imitators. It reads like a distillation of all the elements of The Lord of the Rings that people forget to copy: the centrality of language to the characterization of individuals as well as society; the genuine, folkloric Englishness that drips from every line of dialogue, whether it is the rustic speech of a servant or the decorative rhetoric of a nobleman; the periodic digression into verse and song, usually with the complicity of a pint of ale." For more, here's the link to the site: http://www.nicholastam.ca/...y-book-club-ivanhoe/ Any comments on the Tolkien comments? Or other insights/comments on Ivanhoe and Tolkien? I'm only into the very early part of the story now, but so far it reads more like The Once and Future King than LOTR to me...
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Ivanhoe and Tolkien?
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weaver
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Oct 2 2012, 5:13pm
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ivanhoe and Tolkien
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Elenorflower
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Oct 2 2012, 9:47pm
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thank you for that link!
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weaver
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Oct 10 2012, 2:29am
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Interesting...
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Morthoron
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Oct 2 2012, 10:07pm
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Scott wrote "historical novels", not fantasy.
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Elizabeth
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Oct 3 2012, 1:16am
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I'm halfway through the book right now...
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weaver
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Oct 10 2012, 2:39am
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Agreed...
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weaver
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Oct 10 2012, 2:36am
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Scott was so popular
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FarFromHome
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Oct 3 2012, 8:53pm
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that makes sense...
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weaver
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Oct 10 2012, 2:49am
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I found reference to this interesting exhibition book
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Elenorflower
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Oct 10 2012, 11:46am
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thanks again!
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weaver
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Oct 11 2012, 3:09am
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