Fantasy, the bomb, and the greening of Britain: romantic protest, 1945-1980

Abstract

1. The romantic protest tradition before 1945 Part I. C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien: Fantasy as Protest literature: 2. The escape of the prisoners 3. C. S. Lewis - bridging the great divide 4. Middle earth as moral protest 5. Challenge and response Conclusion: within the tradition Part II. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament: Romantic Protest on the March: 6. Theme and variation 7. Didn't you hear the H-bomb's thunder? 8. Christians on the march 9. E. P. Thompson and the new left Conclusion: CND as romantic protest Part III. Economics, Ecology and E. F. Schumacher: Painting Britain Green: 10. The greening of Britain 11. The romantic challenge to postwar affluence 12. Schumacher's romantic quest Conclusion: romanticism and the Greens 13. Conclusion Select bibliography.