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.
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