Abstract
This essay explores Tolkien’s work (especially The Lord of the Rings) in terms of what I identify as his three central concerns, described here as English culture, nature and ethics. I also defend the work against its detractors, especially cultural materialists. I am more concerned with the reception of the work (e.g. its contemporary meanings) than its production.
Recommended Citation
Curry, Patrick
(1996)
""Less Noise and More Green": Tolkien's Ideology for England,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 21
:
No.
2
, Article 21.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol21/iss2/21