Visión ambiental del hogar en la obra británica La Comunidad del Anillo de J. R. R. Tolkien frente al Lejano Oeste americano de Mago y Cristal de Stephen King…

El objetivo de nuestro estudio es demostrar cómo el concepto culturalmente relevante e interesante de hogar y naturaleza juega un papel activo y central en La Comunidad del Anillo de JRR Tolkien y en Mago y Cristal de Stephen King. Para ello, analizamos la idea de hogar desarrollada en ambas obras desde el punto de vista de la crítica medioambiental, aportando puntos ilustrativos que justifican las implicaciones ecológicas en la obra de Tolkien y, a su vez, contrastando los resultados obtenidos mediante un análisis comparativo con la obra de King. Presentamos la forma en que ambos autores añaden una nueva perspectiva al concepto de hogar, en la que se presenta un enfoque sostenible y ambientalmente integrado en el que la naturaleza no se sitúa en un espacio separado y artificial, sino al mismo nivel que los protagonistas de las historias.

Dr. Montero Gilete’s academic career is marked by frequent contributions to the study of the fantastic in British and American literature and the learning-teaching of the English language through literature. These activities have been disseminated through the publication of articles, books and book chapters, didactic guides, and international congresses. He combines his work as British literature associate professor —teaching 17th & 18th C. British literature in the Degree of English Studies and the module of Gothic, Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Master of Comparative literature— at University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), with his projects as a fiction writer and translator. Dr. Seijas Conde studied Modern Languages at the University of Deusto and the University of Manchester. He completed a Master's degree in Comparative Literature and Literary Studies at the University of the Basque Country and received his PhD on the same subject. He has participated in several national and international congresses both as an organiser and as a speaker. Seijas Conde currently teaches at Mondragon Lingua Language School.