Ents, elves, and Eriador: the environmental vision of J.R.R. Tolkien
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1. Verfasser: Dickerson, Matthew T. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lexington, Ky. University Press of Kentucky ©2006
Schriftenreihe:Culture of the land: a series in the new agrarianism
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-298) and index
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
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 w
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