The Map of Wilderland: Ecocritical Reflections on Tolkien's Myth of Wilderness

by Amber Lehning

Examining the mythic importance of wilderness in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth

A study of myth suggests that the stories we human beings tell ourselves about who we are make us who we are. Amber Lehning extends such discussion into the ecocritical realm, arguing that the stories we tell ourselves about our relationship to the natural world are at least as powerful as science or government policy as drivers of our behavior...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606354426
• ISBN13: 9781606354421
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Kent State University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"