Comment Re:Prequel is not what you think.. (Score 1) 467
Actually, take a look at that definition again.
"A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel."
Interesting to note that you skipped the first definition given, which is as follows:
"a literary, dramatic, or filmic work that prefigures a later work, as by portraying the same characters at a younger age"
The definition does not have anything to do with when the book was written. The definition has to do with when the story happened chronologically in comparison with another story.
Look up the term narrative.
"a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious"
The storyline of the Hobbit occured prior to the storyline of the Lord of the Rings. The narrative is the story of Middle Earth. That is the story being told throughout both of these tales, and that is enough to make it a prequel. The fact that the events in the Hobbit occured in the story of Middle Earth prior to the events in Lord of the Rings occuring in that same story of Middle Earth more than fully meets the definition of a prequel. Intended prequel? No. But a prequel none the less.
"A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel."
Interesting to note that you skipped the first definition given, which is as follows:
"a literary, dramatic, or filmic work that prefigures a later work, as by portraying the same characters at a younger age"
The definition does not have anything to do with when the book was written. The definition has to do with when the story happened chronologically in comparison with another story.
Look up the term narrative.
"a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious"
The storyline of the Hobbit occured prior to the storyline of the Lord of the Rings. The narrative is the story of Middle Earth. That is the story being told throughout both of these tales, and that is enough to make it a prequel. The fact that the events in the Hobbit occured in the story of Middle Earth prior to the events in Lord of the Rings occuring in that same story of Middle Earth more than fully meets the definition of a prequel. Intended prequel? No. But a prequel none the less.
