By: Pilar Alberdi
magic rings
The history of Lord of the Rings JRR Tolkien not born as a trilogy, but the paper shortage after the Second World War made it possible . Designed as a unique book, completed in three volumes. He was the editor
Minotaur, the Porrua Francisco Argentine, who twenty years later its publication in Europe, bought the rights and translated it into Castilian. As the situation was difficult in Argentina's dictatorship, Porrúa moved to Spain and this is where they begin to appear books. And where would later sell the publisher.
Among the background of the work are the Norse sagas, of which even took some of the names of the characters, but always denied that his work had resemblance to Der Ring des Nibelungen , although this also comes from the Norse sagas, in particular, of the Icelandic sagas . Richard Wagner wrote the libretto of Der Ring des Nibelungen and music of this opera in the course of 26 years from 1848 a1874. It consists of an introduction ( Das Rheingold) and several dramas ( The Walfkiria , And Siegfried Twilight of the Gods ). It premiered at the festival in Bayreuth (Germany) in 1876.
The story revolves around a magic ring created by the Nibelung dwarf Alberich Rhine sands of possession thereof, may mean the world. Reason why many conflicting forces will try to get it.
Underlying The Lord of the Rings is mythological and Catholic symbols. And given the time it took the author to write it (more than ten years), it is normal there who would leave part of their life experience.
As a curiosity may be indicated that the publisher had asked to be a continuation of The Hobbit , dismissed his post after reading it, considering it serious and mature. The author gave it to another publisher, but in the end, he had issued the request.
In The Lord of the rings appear reworked form places and realities that the author lived daily.
Some critics said his work was childish, that his characters never come to puberty, and the author described as fascist, noting that the good characters have white skin and dark skin ill, the author refuted theory justifying its military profession and the side to which he had fought.
I think some of those views deserve our ourselves some questions: What is the tour that followed the books?
I think most are born without a clear destination and will be the time and circumstance, even criticisms of the moment, that would place or not in the public's preferences for the future. Thinking about such events, I remembered the year accounts and that the work of The Little Prince by Saint Exupery became a bestseller in the Hispanic world. And that was, 30 years after it was published for the first time in Europe.
walls terrifying
comes this comment on the thread that many people with an interest in the genre's epic fantasy literature on television viewing series A Song of Ice and Fire of George RR Martin . I remember when I read the play, which gave me one of my children several years ago, I felt powerful drawing depicting the underworld beyond the wall, especially when at the beginning of the novel had not yet ventured into this border as readers, and not know what happened in that icy landscape.
Apart from this ability of Martin JRR to end each chapter with a character, each valued ability or not to your liking, I must say that the lives of these beings is marked by the desire for power, crime and incest. The latter are two of the most important taboos sociedad.Especialmente the incest. Hidden but not resolved, and more present in society that anyone can imagine.
I remember reading that I made while George RRMartin , picked up the two R. R . for his professional name in memory of JRR Tolkien . Therefore, his admiration for the Anglo-Saxon author is sealed by this symbolic act, also honors him. And indeed, one of the influences he cites to his work.
The series does not see it, but if I remember that wall in the opening pages of the book, described as separation, limit or stop the terrifying, even penalty area where it is relegated to those who have disgraced resembles that of Hadrian, by the mystery of what might lie beyond, no one dared border to cross, and that is very well in the movie The Legion Eagle can still seen in the English cinemas. All wall
ultimately speaks of fear of the other, the defense and interested and rationalized division between us and the others. But it also speaks of the countless lives that have cost in construction and in the quest for freedom.
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