Images of Paradise: comparisons
It suddenly hit me, thinking about a couple stories I love, how similar are Tolkien's "Niggle's Parish" in Leaf by Niggle, and C.S. Lewis's paradise in The Great Divorce.
The obvious similarities are the scenery, but does it go deeper than that? If so, how?
What important differences are there between the two?
Are there other stories in western literature that have a Paradise that could also be included in this thread? The Divine Comedy? Others?
|