The art of ecology: should we practice what we preach? a review of Don Elgin's the comedy of the fantastic

Title:	The art of ecology: should we practice what we preach? a review of Don Elgin's the comedy of the fantastic.	107 views
Name(s):	Miller, Arin, creator Comparative Studies Association Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Type of Resource:	sound recording
Genre:	Conference
Date Issued:	2008-10-24
Publisher:	Florida Atlantic University Libraries’ Digital Library [digital object]
Physical Form:	audio/mp3
Extent:	15 min., 09 sec.
Language(s):	English
Identifier:	165242 (digitool), FADT165242 (IID)
Note(s):	Arin Miller argues that Don Elgin's criticism as it relates to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings treads the right path, but seems at times extremist and insufficiently broad as it evaluates the environmental ethos of fantasy literature. Arin Miller is a graduate student in the MFA in Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at FAU, and holds a J.D. from the University of Florida (2001) and a B.A. from Tulane University. This paper was presented at the Comparative Studies Association 2008 Conference: Interdisciplinarity and Environmental Sustainability.
Subject(s):	Fantastic fiction, American -- History and criticism Elgin, Don D. American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism Ecology in literature
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/165242
Host Institution:	FAU

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Title:	The art of ecology: should we practice what we preach? a review of Don Elgin's the comedy of the fantastic.
Name(s):	Miller, Arin, creator Comparative Studies Program Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Type of Resource:	mixed material
Genre:	Conference
Date Issued:	2008-10-24
Publisher:	Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Place of Publication:	Boca Raton, Florida
Physical Form:	mp3/pdf
Extent:	00:15:09 : 2 p.
Language(s):	English
Identifier:	165242 (digitool), FADT165242p (IID)
Note(s):	Arin Miller argues that Don Elgin's criticism as it relates to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings treads the right path, but seems at times extremist and insufficiently broad as it evaluates the environmental ethos of fantasy literature. Arin Miller is a graduate student in the MFA in Creative Writing Program in the Department of English at FAU, and holds a J.D. from the University of Florida (2001) and a B.A. from Tulane University. This paper was presented at the Comparative Studies Association 2008 Conference: Interdisciplinarity and Environmental Sustainability.
Subject(s):	Fantastic fiction, American -- History and criticism Elgin, Don D. American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism Ecology in literature
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/FADT165242p
Host Institution:	FAU