TOM SHIPPEY is Professor Emeritus at St Louis University.
" Ents, Elves, and Eriador should...be praised for drawing
attention to the multifaceted portrayal of the natural world in
Tolkien's work." -- Folklore
"A fascinating ecocritical evaluation of the writings of J.R.R.
Tolkien. Valuable for both Tolkien fans and those interested in
ecocriticism and environmental literature. Especially useful given
the popularity of the subject matter." -- Northeastern
Naturalist
"A fine introduction to Tolkein's environmental achievement." --
Flourish Book Review
"A well-researched, readable, and relevant study of Tolkien's
ecological principles and concerns. And, as Tom Shippey comments in
the afterword, Tolkien, no doubt, would approve." -- Journal of the
Fantastic in the Arts
"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
"Dickerson and Evans provide a valuable discussion of concepts of
stewardship as figured by Gandalf, Treebeard, Sam, Galadriel, and
various kings and leaders, and how such examples bridge our inner
world of fantasy and what we think of as the outer world of
reality." -- Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching
"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
"Does much to show why Tolkein should be recognized as one of those
who laid the foundations for and formed the environmental movement
as we know it today." -- Mallorn
"It is an enjoyable and intellectually valuable read for its
detailed examination of the landscape cultures of Middle-earth and
their liminal overlapping of one another." -- Studies in Medieval &
Renaissnace Teaching
"Reading a non-fiction book about Tolkien's environmental vision
may seem like a way to spoil the sheer fun of reading The Lord of
the Rings and his other books. What I found as I read this book was
that I wanted to reread every word of Tolkien to see for myself
what the authors have given a glimpse of. This book is for everyone
who loves the work of J.R..R. Tolkien, and who loves the world
around them." -- Armchair Interviews
"The two authors are unabashed in their effort to use the lure of
Tolkien to draw readers to the Green movement. The book constitutes
an unorthodox yet largely successful combination of scholarly
reading and political manifesto. Dickerson and Evans seek to rouse
Tolkien fans to scour their own Shires before it is too late and
Mordor triumphs." -- Seven
"The writing style is engaging, and the book presents the first
fully developed study of Tolkien and the environment at the same
time that it offers insights into a range of Tolkien's major and
minor works." -- Choice
"This book is a major new contribution to the subject of Tolkien's
work in relation to the natural world and environmentalism.... The
authors have devised an ingenious and useful distinction between
agriculture for food (the domain of the Hobbits), horticulture for
aesthetic beauty (that of Elves), and feraculture... for wilderness
preservation (Ents)." -- Tolkien Studies
"This volume is a thorough and welcome explication of Tolkien's
vision of the natural world, and of the ways in which that vision
is applicable to our own lives today." -- Interdisciplinary Studies
in Literature & the Environment
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