Friday, November 11, 2005

Grudge Matches I'd Like To See: J.R.R. Tolkien vs. T.H. White

In this corner: J.R.R. Tolkien, an eccentric, bookish Englishman who wrote an immensely long, multi-volume novel, The Lord of the Rings, in an attempt to create a new mythology.

And in that corner: T.H. White, an eccentric, bookish Englishman who wrote an immensely long, multi-volume novel, The Once and Future King, in an attempt to re-create old mythology.

Who wins this fight to the death between two English guys in tweed? And who gets the adaptation rights to the story of the fight, Peter Jackson or Lerner & Loewe?

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