Tolkien contro le macchine

What does Tolkien have to do with ecology, anti-fascism, and the critique of industrial power? We begin with Sébastien Fontenelle's new book "Tolkien Against the Machines" to explore one of the most controversial and fascinating readings of Middle-earth: from the Ents marching against Isengard to Saruman's "mind of metal and gears," passing through the Shire, Tom Bombadil, and the "war of the machines" evoked by Tolkien himself, we discover how his work became a powerful indictment of industrialization, technological domination, and the destruction of nature. A reflection on literature, politics, ecology, and myth on the meaning of reading Tolkien today.