Talkin’ Bout Tolkien – A Secret Vice and The Plants of Middle-Earth
The Plants of Middle-Earth: Botany and Sub-Creation by Dina Hazell ★★★★ | GoodReads | IndieBound | Wordery I purchased this book expecting a field guide of sorts to the plants found in Middle-earth*. The Plants of Middle-earth instead uses said greenery as a point from which to explore various themes and concepts in Tolkien’s work. Hazell argues that Tolkien’s careful selection and naming of plants both real and fantastic reflects the implications […]
