Palacký University in Olomouc Philosophical

Palacký University in Olomouc Philosophical Faculty
Department of English and American Studies
The Fantasy Worlds in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
(Bachelor’s thesis)

Vendula Kröglerová English Philology - Journalism

Supervisor: PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D.

Olomouc 2016

I confirm that I wrote this thesis myself and integrated corrections and suggestions of improvement of my supervisor. I also confirm that the thesis includes complete list of sources and literature cited.

In Olomouc ..................................

I would like to thank my supervisor PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D. for his patience, assistance and advice. I would also like to thank Prof. PhDr. Michal Peprník, Dr. for borrowing me his books.

Table of Contents

1. 
   Introduction 6
   
2. 
   Tolkien and Martin 7
   
   1. 
      John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 7
      
      1. 
         Childhood 7
         
      2. 
         School Years 9
         
      3. 
         University Studies 11
         
      4. 
         The War 13
         
      5. 
         After the War 14
         
      6. 
         Oxford 14
         
   2. 
      George Raymond Richard Martin 18
      
      1. 
         Childhood 18
         
      2. 
         School Years and University 19
         
      3. 
         Chicago and Dubuque 20
         
      4. 
         Santa Fe and Hollywood 21
         
      5. 
         Game of Thrones 22
         
3. 
   Fantasy and its subgenres 26
   
   1. 
      What is a fantasy? 26
      
   2. 
      Subgenres 26
      
4. 
   The Worlds 29
   
   1. 
      Primary and Secondary Imagination 29
      
   2. 
      Subcreation 29
      
   3. 
      Structuring the World 30
      
      1. 
         The space 31
         
      2. 
         The span of time 35
         
      3. 
         The characters 38
         
5. 
   Conclusion 42
   

7. 
   Resumé 43
   
8. 
   Abstract 45
   
9. 
   Anotace 46
   
10. 
    Bibliography 47
    

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