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The Lord of The Rings. An artifact that changed the course of culture in some way of its own. Tolkien’s own cover design for the three books of LOTR. Overview. What the topic demands?(4-5) How LOTR fits into the topic 1. Brief description(6-9) 2. Influences(10)
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The Lord of The Rings An artifact that changed the course of culture in some way of its own.
Overview • What the topic demands?(4-5) • How LOTR fits into the topic 1. Brief description(6-9) 2. Influences(10) 3. Reception(11-15) 4. Legacy(16-21) 5. Conclusion(22) 6. References(23)
An artifact that changed the course of culture in some way of its own. • Culture: It involves anything in practice and has to be cultivated. • Not necessarily only literature or art related.
Candidates can be anything which changed the thought or action of people in any field. • Music: Hindi Rock. • Sports: 20-20 or the IPL • Computer Science: Linux, Google. • Academics: IITs, the coaching culture for IITs.
LOTR • Author: J. R. R. Tolkein • Genres: High fantasy, adventure novel. • Volumes: 1. The Fellowship of the Ring 2. The Twin Towers. 3. The Return of the King • Published in 1954-55.
The title refers to the chief antagonist Sauron, the creator of the one ring that rules the other rings of power. • Defeated 3000 years from the story’s present time. • Now regaining power and desired the Ring of Power.
Influences • Influenced by Tolkien’s interest in philology, religion, fairy tales, William Morris and the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. • The shire influenced by the countryside around Stonyhurst college in Lancashire where Tolkien stayed during 1940’s.
Reception • Got both positive and negative reviews. • Reviews range from excellent to terrible.
Positive Criticism • Sunday Telegraph quoted “among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century.” • Sunday Times wrote “the English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them.”
Positive Criticism • W. H. Auden regarded it as a masterpiece . • In some cases it even outdid the achievements of Paradise lost.
Negative Criticism • New York Times reviewer Judith Shulevitz critized “formulated a high-minded belief in the importance of his mission as a literary preservationist, which turns out to be death to literature itself. • C. S. Lewis wrote, "here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron. Here is a book which will break your heart."
Negative Criticism • Some critics considered it as racist. • Critics also saw social class as being the determinant factor between good and evil.
Legacy • On fantasy genre • On Music • On Mass Media • On popular culture
On Fantasy Genre • Expanded the demand for fantasy fiction. • The word Tolkienesque added to the oxford dictionary. • Several video games like Dungeons and Dragons, Warcraft inspired by it. • The alternate plurals for elf and dwarf (-ves instead of –fs) popularised.
On Music • Inspired lyrically and musically the Rock Bands of 70’s. • Classical and New Age musicians also inspired.
On Mass Media • Adapted four times for radio • The movie series Lord of The Rings . • The second movie The Twin Towers broke 1 billion dollar barrier and won 11 oscars. • Also adapted for stage performances.
On Popular Culture • “Frodo lives” and “Gandalf for the President” were famous among the people. • Computer, video and tabletop games have been made based on it.
Conclusion • Considering the above mentioned effects of LOTR on the society, I acknowledge LOTR to be a perfect candidate to fit into what is demanded by the topic.
References • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOTR • The book “The Lord Of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien. • http://images.google.co.in/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi. • The movie series “The Lord Of The Rings”
