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Trees and forests in The Silmarillion represent both pitfalls and promises, making it impossible to interpret this natural environment as unequivocally positive or negative, but a mixture of both. Tolkien’s stance towards trees and forests in these tales can thus be seen as realistic rather than escapist.
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Why is it important?
Tolkien’s stance towards trees and forests in these tales is shown to be realistic rather than escapist.
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This is one in a series of articles I am writing on the role of trees and forests in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Martin Simonson
Universidad del Pais Vasco
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This page is a summary of: Paradox in the Woods: The Twin Destiny of Elves and Men in the Forests of Beleriand, Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, December 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/zaa-2017-0036.
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