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Article: Harry Potter, Tolkien Movies More Than Kid Stuff, Says Gettysburg College Professor.
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- October 10, 2001
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Byline: Gettysburg College
GETTYSBURG, Pa., Oct. 10 (AScribe News) -- This year's two major fantasy movies - "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "The Fellowship of the Ring" - are not just kid stuff, said Gettysburg College Prof. Christopher R. Fee, co-author of the new book "Gods, Heroes, and Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain" (Oxford University Press).
"J.K. Rowling and J.R.R. Tolkien tap into the dreams and nightmares shared by all humanity, the life-journey common to us all," said Fee, an expert on myths and medieval literature. "Tolkien wrote that he wanted 'to modernize the myths and make them credible.' He and Rowling have breathed new ...