Shardik dramatizes complex problems concerning religion and family values. On a hunting trip, Kelderek of Ortelga encounters an immense bear. He realizes that it is the god Shardik, who has not ...

Shardik, a formidable beast cloaked in mystery, presents a conundrum: is his strength divine or natural? Forever an enigmatic presence, his power is felt from a distance. The author, though privy ...

Shardik spins a tale of awe and rebellion, where the appearance of a colossal bear kindles the hopes of an oppressed island populace, inspiring them to cast off the yoke of their imperial rulers ...

Adams’ second novel, Shardik, set in a fictional human society and time, is an epic similar in its sweep to J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy (1954-1955). In a sense, it is a ...

Shardik, like Kelderek, undergoes hardships and ill-treatment; in the climactic confrontation with Genshed, the bear is already dying of starvation and illness. Adams portrays the creature’s ...

Shardik falls into the subcategory of Christian fantasy, whose most famous predecessors for young readers are the Chronicles of Narnia. Where Lewis portrayed simplistic moral lessons, however ...

1975年6月12日 · But Shardik is not just a possible ecological allegory; it can also be read as a study in the psychology of religion. It cannot be accidental that the central symbol chosen by Richard Adams, the ...

The Plague Dogs is Richard Adams’ third novel, and like the acclaimed rabbit epic Watership Down and the mythical bear saga Shardik, this work focuses on the animal world.As in the first two ...

In Richard Adams's epic tale of an ancient era, Shardik (1975), a giant bear is revered by the people. Traveller (1988) by Richard Adams recounts the Civil War from the perspective of General ...

His second book, Shardik (1974), introduced readers to an entirely new human-centered world. Although ambitious, the lengthy and occasionally grim narrative puzzled some readers.