Title Defending Middle-earth : Tolkien, myth and modernity / Patrick Curry

Edition 1st Houghton Mifflin Books ed Published Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2004

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Description viii, 198 p. ; 21 cm Contents 1. Introduction : radical nostalgia -- 2. The shire : culture, society and politics -- 3. Middle-earth : nature and ecology -- 4. The sea : spirituality and ethics -- 5. Fantasy, literature and the mythopoeic imagination -- 6. Conclusion : hope without guarantees Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-192) and index Subject Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Lord of the rings Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Lord of the rings Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism Civilization, Modern, in literature Middle Earth (Imaginary place) Myth in literature LC no. 2004054096 ISBN 061847885X 9780618478859

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