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His Dark Materials: Decoding the linguistic origins of Philip Pullman's fantasy world
• 5 years agoThe most important literary source for His Dark Materials is John Milton’s Paradise Lost, a poem which has held a lifelong fascination for Pullman and which provides both the metaphorical and literal Dark Materials for Pullman’s cosmology
His Dark Materials review: Everything about HBO's adaptation of Philip Pullman's trilogy feels epic
Rohininair • 5 years agoEverything about His Dark Materials says "epic" and "prestige TV" but those aren't the reasons to watch it. Even discounting the trappings of being a "must watch show", this adaptation is a riveting, gorgeously mounted, well-acted tale, with a scrappy heroine you'll be only too willing to accompany on her perilous quest.