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The Plants of Middle Earth: Botany and Sub-Creation

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Availability:In StockContributor:Dinah HazellPublish date:2016-01-01Pages:136
Language:EnglishPublisher:Kent State University PressISBN-13:9781606352656ISBN-10:1606352652UPC:9781606352656Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Science Fiction & Fantasy, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC4YDGRH53

Beautifully illustrated with dozens of original full-color and black-and-white drawings, The Plants of Middle-earth connects readers visually to the world of Middle-earth, its cultures and characters and the scenes of their adventures. Tolkien's use of flowers, herbs, trees, and other flora creates verisimilitude in Middle-earth, with the flora serving important narrative functions. This botanical tour through Middle-earth increases appreciation of Tolkien's contribution as preserver and transmitter of English cultural expression, provides a refreshing and enlivening perspective for approaching and experiencing Tolkien's text, and allows readers to observe his artistry as sub-creator and his imaginative life as medievalist, philologist, scholar, and gardener.

The Plants of Middle-earth draws on biography, literary sources, and cultural history and is unique in using botany as the focal point for examining the complex network of elements that comprise Tolkien's creation. Each chapter includes the plants' description, uses, history, and lore, which frequently lead to their thematic and interpretive implications. The book will appeal to general readers, students, and teachers of Tolkien as well as to those with an interest in plant lore and botanical illustration.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Kent State University PressISBN-13:9781606352656ISBN-10:1606352652UPC:9781606352656Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Science Fiction & Fantasy, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC4YDGRH53
Dinah Hazell specializes in medieval English literature and cultural studies and has published several articles on the subject. An independent scholar, she has designed curricula for a number of courses taught at San Francisco State University, including one on Tolkien. She lives in Menlo Park, California, and is an avid gardener.
Publisher: Kent State University Press

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