Re: Prince Caspian and The Lord of the Rings (spoilers)

In article <cT4Yj.6332$%g.327@trnddc08>,
Brenda Clough <clough@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sea Wasp wrote:

Rich Horton wrote:

On Sun, 18 May 2008 18:21:18 -0400, Sea Wasp
<seawaspObvious@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


They're following the main thrust of narrative first, which makes
sense. "The Horse and His Boy" is really the odd man out, as it's the
only one that doesn't focus on some Son of Adam or Daughter of Eve
entering these other worlds.



It's also my favorite, perhaps for that reason.

They'll have to change the description of the Calormenes, of course,
to avoid offending contemporary sensibilities.

I don't see why. If anything, they're almost close to topical
villains now.

Changing them would lose the point. What are you going to do, make
them Nazis?

I would do quite the opposite. Make them extremely
Arabian-Nights-y, to the point where it is obvious that they
have no connection to any current nation or culture.

They're fairly that way now. And, IIRC, they are polytheists,
worshipping not only Tash but Zardeenah, Lady of the Night and of
Maidens, and arguably the equivalent of an entire pre-Christian,
pre-Islamic Near Eastern pantheon. If I were directing the
series, that's certainly how I would work it.

Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt@xxxxxxxxxxx
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