Further Details

Title: Ents, Elves, and Eriador
Condition: New
Subtitle: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien
Author: Jonathan Evans, Matthew T. Dickerson
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0813129869
EAN: 9780813129860
ISBN: 9780813129860
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Genre: Literary Criticism
Release Date: 15/04/2011
Description: 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.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Book Series: Culture of the Land
Release Year: 2011

Missing Information?

Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.