The Lord of the Rings: ethnicity in your dreams, Tom Nairn

Wed, 27 Feb 2002 00:00:00 +0000

J.R.R. Tolkien’s renowned novel, now adapted for cinema, creates an alternative fabular universe peopled by quasi-human, moralistic, underground creatures assailed by perpetual threats. But if the book is about England, its modern celebrity is ensured by American cultism and globalisation’s hunger for the exotic. Read the rest of this post...

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The Lord of the Rings: ethnicity in your dreams, Tom Nairn