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Forest Ecology and Fantasy Fiction

Morris, Tolkien, Le Guin

Dion Dobrzynski (Bath Spa University, UK)

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English
Bloomsbury Academic
19 February 2026
Examining books by William Morris, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Ursula K. Le Guin, three of the most influential writers of the modern fantasy tradition, this book explores how fantasy writers engage with forest ecologies, histories and futures – both real and imagined – at a time when fantasies of a more sustainable society must be realised.

Focusing on themes of escape, enchantment, experiment and engagement, this book demonstrates the significance of forest

environments in the fantastic imagination, brings together ecocritical and fantasy

scholarship in conversation with the environmental and social sciences, and examines the ways in which the fantastic imagination may be

used as a creative form of environmental engagement today.
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Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 236mm,  Width: 154mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   500g
ISBN:   9781350547575
ISBN 10:   1350547573
Series:   Explorations in Science and Literature
Pages:   232
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Escape 2. Enchantment 3. Experiment 4. Engagement Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Dion Dobrzynski is a scholar of literature and the environmental humanities. His research focuses on the intersections of literature and ecology from the nineteenth century to the present, and interdisciplinary approaches to environmental pedagogy

Reviews for Forest Ecology and Fantasy Fiction: Morris, Tolkien, Le Guin

A carefully researched, wide-ranging and insightful ecocritical study of the forests created by three major fantasy authors. -- Matthew Sangster, Professor of Romantic Studies, Fantasy and Cultural History, University of Glasgow, UK This book has a number of brilliant insights, creating a dialogue among several fantasy classics and showing how fantasy and imagination are crucial spaces for reimagining our relationship with nature and recovering wonder. It also opens literary criticism to interdisciplinary conversations, especially in bringing concepts from biology, ecology and other fields of natural sciences. -- Marek Oziewicz, Professor and Director of the Center for Climate Literacy, University of Minnesota, USA


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