Talk:Gormenghast

Split?

Having another look, I'd almost be inclined to split this article into two: it currently describes both the castle and the series, and those should really be two different articles, just as Titus Groan is separated into Titus Groan (novel) and Titus Groan (character). Ziggurat 01:36, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Furthermore, this should then be a disambig, pointing to Gormenghast (castle), Gormenghast series, Gormenghast (novel), and Gormenghast (TV serial). Ziggurat 02:25, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Inclined to agree. We need to be able to describe the castle without worrying about spoilers.

I agree to the four 'Gormenghasts' above; all four I think, and not just 'Castle' and 'Series' as is suggested on the article page. Also, and I guess it's a result of the 'trilogy confusion', but 'Gormenghast series' makes me think of the TV series, not the books (the latter is meant, yes?). 150.203.2.85 05:50, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I feel I should give my opinion, which is that perhaps we should consider not having a Gormenghast (castle) article. Having an article for a place in a series makes more sense if there are a vast number of locations explored - a good example would be the The Lord of the Rings on wikipedia, which details a number of locations like Moria and Gondor. But Gormenghast (and its environs) being the only location of two of the books, and not a major location in the third (I assume, but I've not read it),it may be better to leave it in the main article.--Mr Bucket 21:39, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Normally, I'd say absolutely, but in this case Gormenghast the castle actually has a cultural cachet that extends well beyond the series itself ([1], [2], www.traveljournals.net/stories/11362.html, [3]). Gormenghast as a setting is significant enough to have its own entry in Manguel and Guadalupi's Dictionary of Imaginary Places, too. Ziggurat 00:11, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]