Abstract
Chapter in the book - Tolkien - The Forest and the City:
Scholars of English literature explore a variety of interactions between nature and culture in the fantasy writing of J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973). The 15 essays consider such topics as Goths and Romans in Tolkien's imagination, forests as places of transformation in The Lord of the Rings, hobbit preference for round windows and the Arts and Crafts movement, cultural materialism and the reverse discourse of the wild in The Hobbit, Tolkien and Dante's earthly paradise enculturing nature, the party tree and its roots in the Spanish Civil War, and the past. Distributed in the US by ISBS.
Scholars of English literature explore a variety of interactions between nature and culture in the fantasy writing of J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973). The 15 essays consider such topics as Goths and Romans in Tolkien's imagination, forests as places of transformation in The Lord of the Rings, hobbit preference for round windows and the Arts and Crafts movement, cultural materialism and the reverse discourse of the wild in The Hobbit, Tolkien and Dante's earthly paradise enculturing nature, the party tree and its roots in the Spanish Civil War, and the past. Distributed in the US by ISBS.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Tolkien: The Forest and the City |
| Place of Publication | Dublin |
| Publisher | Four Courts Press |
| Pages | 87-97 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781846824296, 184682429X |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Architecture
- Nineteenth century
- Architectural History
- Fiction