ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 hours agoAre there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-squareAre there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 hours agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
Are there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·11 hours 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_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours ago@jordanlund@lemmy.world He also wrote Cthulhu mythos stories, including Jerusalem’s Lot, which he adapted into 'Salem’s Lot. @ryujin470@fedia.io
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
@jordanlund@lemmy.world He also wrote Cthulhu mythos stories, including Jerusalem’s Lot, which he adapted into 'Salem’s Lot.
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