The Archetypes of the Fisher King and the Wasteland

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The Archetypes of the Fisher King and the Wasteland

No Immortal Life The story of the Fisher King comes out of Arthurian legend. Summary of tale Modern symbolism “Until one day, life for him lost its reason. ... He had no faith in any man, not even himself.... He couldn't love or feel loved.... He was sick with experience. He began to die.” – from “The Tale of the Fisher King” (LaGravenese)

Characteristics of the myth The King responsible for the future of the kingdom worldly wealth and power

The Wasteland Sterility Symbolism/metaphor in modern texts

The “Dead Marshes” of WWI In the Dead Marshes of Mordor

Isengard The Gardens of Isengard (before) (after)

T.S. Eliot Perhaps most famous modernist poet Wrote “The Waste Land” – brief summary of intent Like Nietzsche and Tolkien, looked to ancient myth to address modern despair Like Tolkien, religious. The White Tree of the King of Gondor

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