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''The Iron Ring'' (1997) is a fantasy novel for children by Lloyd Alexander. It features a young king Tamar who leaves Sundari Palace on a quest journey in a land of humans and talking animals, which are inspired by Indian mythology. The caste system of India is one ground for conflict in the novel and names are strongly Hindi. The book includes a two-page Author's Note, three-page List of Characters and Places, one-page Map of the Region, and two-page Glossary with 27 entries from acharya to suta.〔Lloyd Alexander, ''The Iron Ring'', New York: Dutton, 1997.〕 ==Origins== In the Author's Note, a preface, Alexander acknowledges that "mythology of ancient India has always delighted and fascinated me—but, at first, in bits and pieces"; later he studied it. He explains one term from the glossary: "''Dharma'', the driving force of the present tale". ''The Iron Ring'' is not "a picture of India some thousands of years ago" or a retelling of Indian stories, although it "evokes the atmosphere, themes, and concerns threading through Indian literature".〔 ''The Iron Ring'', Author's Note, ix–x.〕 As a boy Alexander "loved all the world's mythologies";〔 Quoted in "About the Author", The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain, New York: Henry Holt, 1999, p. 97.〕 "the King Arthur stories, fairy tales, mythology - things like that".〔 (Lloyd Alexander Interview Transcript ) (1999). Interview with Scholastic students. Scholastic Inc. Retrieved 2011-12-17.〕 His publisher attributes inspiration for many of his books to "the world's mythologies".〔 ''The Iron Ring'', About the Author, p. ().〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Iron Ring」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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