In:
Journal of Inklings Studies, Edinburgh University Press, Vol. 5, No. 2 ( 2015-10), p. 85-112
Abstract:
Saruman sought to understand things mechanically by breaking them apart in his quest for power. The spirit of Saruman has cast a long shadow over the modern era of the West, imprisoning our notions of nature within the metaphor of the machine. If we are to encounter persons in a material cosmos we must exorcise the Sarumanic suggestion that the human (or hobbit) whole is no more than the sum of its mechanical parts.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2045-8797
,
2045-8800
DOI:
10.3366/ink.2015.5.2.4
Language:
English
Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press
Publication Date:
2015
SSG:
7,25
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