Some years ago, I realised that there were numerous similarities between the tale of Giles and the movie
Shrek. I found the thread in which I shared the insights I found (and lectured on in German), so I won't duplicate them here. Check out
Honey, I Forgot to Kill the Dragon
Both stories are parodies of established story-telling conventions - what do you think of the comparisons?
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth..
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