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Mythlore, 10/2022, Letnik: 41, Številka: 141Journal Article
This article examines the treatment of the literary pastoral in The Lord of the Rings in order to demonstrate that Tolkien's pastoral, often considered a vestige of authorial nostalgia, is as forwardlooking as it is wistful. Through Samwise Gamgee and his connection to the Shire, Tolkien presents a pastoral that, though rooted in memory, is as mutable as nature itself - one that orients the reader forward and conveys that change is not only something to be accepted, but also embraced.
