{"product_id":"ents-elves-and-eriador-the-environmental-vision-of-j-r-r-tolkien-hardcover","title":"Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew T. Dickerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonald D. Elder\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Dickerson\u003c\/b\u003e, professor and member of the environmental studies program at Middlebury College, is the author or coauthor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eFollowing Gandalf: Epic Battles and Moral Victory in the Lord of the Rings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFrom Homer to Harry Potter: A Handbook on Myth and Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Evans\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eJ. R. R. Tolkien and His Literary Resonances, Tolkien the Medievalist, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.36 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43674095714340,"sku":"9780813124186","price":126.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/tobieshouse.com\/products\/ents-elves-and-eriador-the-environmental-vision-of-j-r-r-tolkien-hardcover","provider":"Tobies House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}