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Titolo: Libro "ENTS, ELVES, AND ERIADOR"

Magari ne avete giта parlato -in questo caso scusate- ma qualcuno ha letto
questo libro, chi mi sembra sia uscito proprio da poco?
ciao
Cecilia Fimbrethil
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ENTS, ELVES, AND ERIADOR
The Enviromental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien
By Matthew Dickerson and Jonathan Evans 
Books  
Price: $35.00 
Format: cloth  
ISBN: 0-8131-2418-2  
Subjects: Literature, Nature/Enviromental Studies, Culture of the Land  
Pages: 344 
Year Published: 2006 
 
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.
Matthew Dickerson, professor and member of the environmental studies
program at Middlebury College, is the author of several books, including
Following Gandalf: Epic Battles and Moral Victory in the Lord of the Rings
and From Homer to Harry Potter: A Handbook on Myth and Fantasy.
Jonathan Evans, associate professor of English and director of the
medieval studies program at the University of Georgia, is a member of the
Environmental Ethics Certificate Program faculty. His essays on J. R. R.
Tolkien have been published in J. R. R. Tolkien and his Literary
Resonances, Tolkien the Medievalist, and The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia.
 
 
Reviews:
"Dickerson and Evans's ecological thesis has one outstanding merit, which
is that Tolkien himself would have recognized and thoroughly approved of
what they have to say."--Tom Shippey, from the Afterword
"Anyone who ever thrilled to Tolkien's fighting trees, or to the earthy
Tom Bombadil, or to the novel charm of the Shire will want to read this
important and lovely book."--Bill McKibben, Scholar in Residence in
Environmental Studies, Middlebury College, author of The End of Nature
 
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 The Enviromental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien
Lo sto finendo di leggere in questi giorni.
Carino: con ingombranti pregiudiziali ideologiche 
(ecologismo cristiano - che, btw, mi piace molto!)
onestamente ammesse fin dalla prima pagina,
ma ricco di analisi letterarie interessanti.
Spero di postarne una recensioncina, se trovo il tempo.
ciao ciao
Fritz aka Giacomo
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 Spero di postarne una recensioncina, se trovo il tempo.
Magari, le tue recensioni sono sempre molto ben fatte,
intanto grazie delle informazioni,
Cecilia
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