Mark Doyle

Utopian and Dystopian Themes in Tolkien's Legendarium (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Utopia and Dystopia in Tolkien's Legendarium explores how Tolkien's works speak to many modern people's utopian desires despite the overwhelming dominance of dystopian literature in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It also examines how Tolkien's malevolent societies in his legendarium have the unique ability to capture the fears and doubts that many people sense about the trajectory of modern society. Tolkien's works do this by creating utopian and dystopian longing while also rejecting the stilted conventions of most literary utopias and dystopias. Utopia and Dystopia in Tolkien's Legendarium traces these utopian and dystopian motifs through a variety of Tolkien's works including The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Book of Lost Tales, Leaf by Niggle,and some of his early poetry. The book analyzes Tolkien's ideal and evil societies from a variety of angles: political and literary theory, the sources of Tolkien's narratives, the influence of environmentalism and Catholic social doctrine, Tolkien's theories about and use of myth, and finally the relationship between Tolkien's politics and his theories of leadership. The book's epilogue looks at Tolkien's works compared to popular culture adaptations of his legendarium.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498598682
• Artikelnr.: 58043703

Autorenporträt

Mark G. Doyle is professor of English and chair of the Humanities Department at Marion Military Institute.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Tolkien's Popularity and Its Relationship with His Utopian
and Dystopian Themes
Chapter 1: Tolkien and Traditional Utopias and Dystopias
Chapter 2: The Sources of Tolkien's Utopian and Dystopian Vision
Chapter 3: How the Environment Becomes Creation in Tolkien's Societies
Chapter 4: Tolkien's Utopian and Dystopian Mythology
Chapter 5: Tolkien's Utopian and Dystopian Politics
Epilogue: The Struggle for Tolkien's Utopian and Dystopian Legacy