{"product_id":"arda-inhabited-environmental-relationships-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-9781606352014","title":"Arda Inhabited: Environmental Relationships in the Lord of the Rings","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the box office successes of movies based on \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit, \u003c\/i\u003efamiliarity with J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth is growing. Unfortunately, scholarship dealing with Middle-Earth itself is comparatively rare in Tolkien studies, and students and scholars seeking greater insight have few resources. Similarly, although public concern for the environment is widespread and \"going green\" has never been trendier, ecocriticism is also an underserved area of literary studies. \u003ci\u003eArda Inhabited \u003c\/i\u003efills a gap in both areas by combining ecocritical and broader postmodern concerns with the growing appreciation for Tolkien's Middle-Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSusan Jeffers looks at the way different groups and individuals in \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings \u003c\/i\u003einteract with their environments. Drawing substantially on ecocritical theory, she argues that there are three main ways these groups relate to their setting: \"power with,\" \"power from,\" and \"power over.\" Ents, Hobbits, and Elves have \"power with\" their environments. Dwarves and Men draw \"power from\" their place, interacting with the world symbolically or dialectically. Sauron, Saruman, and Orcs all stand as examples of narcissistic solipsism that attempts to exercise \"power over\" the environment. Jeffers further considers how wanderers in Middle-Earth interact with the world in light of these three categories and examines how these relationships reflect Tolkien's own moral paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArda Inhabited \u003c\/i\u003eresponds to environmental critics such as Neil Evernden and Christopher Manes, as well as to other touchstones of postmodern thought such as Hegel, DeSaussure, Adorno, and Deleuze and Guattari. It blends their ideas with the analyses of Tolkien scholars such as Patrick Curry, Verlyn Flieger, and Tom Shippey and builds on the work of other scholars who have looked at environment and Tolkien such as Matthew Dickerson and Jonathan Evans. \u003ci\u003eArda Inhabited \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how Tolkien studies enhances ecocriticism with a fresh examination of interconnection and environment, and ecocriticism enriches Tolkien studies with new ways of reading his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.59w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606352014","brand":"Kent State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45284561223817,"sku":"9781606352014","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2c93e3f4-8d26-4a33-9c04-9d65c3fb116c.jpg?v=1771918737","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/arda-inhabited-environmental-relationships-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-9781606352014","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}