ryujin470 to Ask Lemmy • 1 month agoAre there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?message-square26fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up145arrow-down1message-squareAre there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?ryujin470 to Ask Lemmy • 1 month agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
Are there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?
minus-square@jordanlundlink18•1 month agoGenerally called an “homage”. Stephen King named a character “Pickman” in “It” as a reference to H.P. Lovecraft. The whole book is an homage to Lovecraftian themes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickman’s_Model
minus-squareEndymion_Mallornlinkfedilink4•1 month ago@[email protected] He also wrote Cthulhu mythos stories, including Jerusalem’s Lot, which he adapted into 'Salem’s Lot. @[email protected]
Generally called an “homage”.
Stephen King named a character “Pickman” in “It” as a reference to H.P. Lovecraft. The whole book is an homage to Lovecraftian themes.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickman’s_Model
@[email protected] He also wrote Cthulhu mythos stories, including Jerusalem’s Lot, which he adapted into 'Salem’s Lot.
@[email protected]