Defending Middle-Earth

Defending Middle-Earth Tolkien, Myth and Modernity

Hardback (01 Jan 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

How is it that a work that has had such enduring popularity as J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is often dismissed by critics who find it reactionary and escapist? Curry sets out to disprove the critics by demonstrating the ways in which Tolkien's work resonates with contemporary ecological movements and the postmodern critique of capitalism and

Book information

ISBN: 9780312176716
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Imprint: St. Martin's Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.912
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 206
Weight: 481g
Height: 243mm
Width: 162mm
Spine width: 22mm