The Influence of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Trilogy on modern Fantasy literature. Patrick Rothfuss' "The Kingkiller Chronicles" as an example

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,5, University of Leipzig, language: English, abstract: This paper examines the traces of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work in today’s Fantasy literature. It is an indisputable fact that The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) is one of the most influential works of the 20th century and remains culturally rele...