num_pages: 344
description: 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
language: English
title: Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien
titlecomplete: Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien (Culture Of The Land)
genres: Environment, Ecology, Nature, Literature, Nonfiction, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 114
series: Culture of the Land
publisher: University Press of Kentucky