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| December 22, 2003 | Niiler, Lucas P. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

Given the enduring academic and pop-culture acceptance of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, the question of how that work can be read and taught is timely as ever. This article therefore models a process by which instructors can demonstrate the environmental implications of Tolkien's work. We move from theoretical to practical concerns, beginning with a review of the warrants of environmental thinking, a study of the genre in which Tolkien writes, and close readings of key moments in The Lord of the Rings that demonstrate the development of an environmental ethic.

Warrants: Deep Ecology, the Land Ethic, and the Frontier Hypothesis

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