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Author Dickerson, Matthew T., 1963- author

Title Ents, elves, and Eriador : the environmental vision of J.R.R. Tolkien / Matthew Dickerson and Jonathan Evans
Published Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 316 pages)
Series Culture of the land: a series in the new agrarianism
Culture of the land: a series in the new agrarianism
Contents Varda, Yavanna, and the value of creation -- Gandalf, stewardship, and tomorrow's weather -- Hobbits and the agrarian society of the Shire -- Horticulture and the aesthetic of the elves -- Woods, wildness, and the feraculture of the ents -- The necessity of margins in Middle-Earth's mingled ecologies -- The ecology of Ham, Niggles' Parish, and Wootton Major -- Three faces of Mordor -- Rousing the Shire -- Environmentalism, transcendence, and action
Summary With a Foreword by John Elder and an Afterword by Tom Shippey Though not often recognized as environmental or agrarian literature, the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien demonstrate a complex and comprehensive ecological philosophy. The ecology of Middle-earth portrayed in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion brings together three potent and convincing elements of preservation and conservation--sustainable agriculture and agrarianism, horticulture independent of utilitarianism, and protection of unspoiled wilderness. Throughout his work, Tolkien reveals his vision of the natural world and environmental responsibility. Ents, Elves, and Eriador examines the underlying environmental philosophy in Tolkien's major works as well as his lesser-known stories and essays. Matthew Dickerson and Jonathan Evans evaluate Tolkien's writing, especially his Middle-earth legendarium, in the context of modern environmental literature. The authors compare Tolkien's work with that of some of the most important environmental scholars and nature writers of the past century, including Wendell Berry, John Elder, Aldo Leopold, and Scott Sanders, highlighting Tolkien's intellectual depth. A vital contribution to environmental literature and an important addition to Tolkien scholarship, Ents, Elves, and Eriador offers all fans of Tolkien a new way to understand his writings
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-298) and index
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Subject Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Knowledge -- Environmental sciences
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 fast
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel, (1892-1973) -- Critique et interprétation. ram
Tolkien, John R. R. swd
Subject Ecology in literature.
Nature in literature.
Human ecology in literature.
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
Environmentalism.
Ecocriticism.
Environmental literature -- History and criticism
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Science Fiction & Fantasy.
Environmental sciences
Ecocriticism
Ecology in literature
Environmental literature
Environmentalism
Human ecology in literature
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
Nature in literature
Ökologie
Écologie -- Dans la littérature.
Nature -- Dans la littérature.
Terre du Milieu (lieu imaginaire)
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Evans, Jonathan D. (Jonathan Duane), 1954- author
ISBN 9780813171593
0813171598
9780813138381
0813138388
9781283232777
1283232774
9786613232779
6613232777