The Wretched of Middle‐Earth: An Orkish Manifesto ☆

Southern Journal of Philosophy 60 (S1):105-135 (2022)
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This previously-unpublished essay by the late Charles W. Mills (1951–2021) seeks to demonstrate the racially-structured character of the universe created by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Written long before the popular film series, the essay critically examines Tolkien's novels and comments on the nature of fictional creation. Mills argues that Tolkien designs a racial hierarchy in the novels that recapitulates the central racist myth of European thought.

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Charles Mills
Last affiliation: CUNY Graduate Center

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