Crossing A Great Frontier Essays On George Macdonald S Phantastes

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Crossing A Great Frontier Essays On George Macdonald S Phantastes

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Author : John Pennington
language : en
Publisher: Winged Lion Press, LLC
Release Date : 2018-01-30

Crossing A Great Frontier Essays On George Macdonald S Phantastes written by John Pennington and has been published by Winged Lion Press, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-30 with Literary Criticism categories.

Crossing a Great Frontier collects twenty-one hard-to-find scholarly essays about Phantastes into one convenient volume. In his comprehensive introduction, editor John Pennington describes the essays as reflecting four main perspectives about Phantastes: as a religious work, a structurally coherent work, an insightful psychological work, and within its cultural/literary context. The book's title is derived from C.S. Lewis who wrote that after reading Phantastes, he knew he had "crossed a great frontier. Lewis's praise for MacDonald influenced more people to read MacDonald. His comments, however, diminished MacDonald's reputation as a skilled writer. Crossing a Great Frontier presents indisputable proof that Lewis underestimated the skill of his 19th century mentor. Readers will discover a multitude of insights into a book and author whose genius continues to be revealed. "John Pennington demonstrates acute critical judgment in his selection of essays. His introduction serves to explain the various critical perspectives on MacDonald and his work, especially Phantastes. This is an indispensable book for any reader of MacDonald's fantasy, fascinating in its range and acuity of commentary." Roderick McGillis, Professor Emeritus of English, the University of Calgary, Co-editor of Phantastes by George MacDonald: Annotated Edition and Behind the Back of the North Wind: Critical Essays. "This collection of twenty-one of the best essays on Phantastes combines straightforward literary analysis with contextual, psychological, metaphysical, alchemical and scientific approaches to the elucidation of this moving and elusive work. These essays demonstrate how much the book stimulates readers, and how many suggestive riches it contains." Colin Manlove, Author of Scotland's Forgotten Treasure: The Visionary Novels of George MacDonald. John Pennington, professor of English at St. Norbert College, specializes in Victorian fairy tales and is the editor of North Wind: The Journal of George MacDonald Studies.

A Cultural History Of Fairy Tales In The Long Nineteenth Century

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Author : Naomi J. Wood
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-15

A Cultural History Of Fairy Tales In The Long Nineteenth Century written by Naomi J. Wood and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-15 with History categories.

How have fairy tales from around the world changed over the centuries? What do they tell us about different cultures and societies? This volume explores the period when the European fairy tales conquered the world and shaped the global imagination in its own image. Examining how collectors, children's writers, poets, and artists seized the form to challenge convention and normative ideas, this book explores the fantastic imagination that belies the nineteenth century's materialist and pedestrian reputation. Looking at writers including E.T.A Hoffman, the Brothers Grim, S.T. Coleridge, Walter Scott, Oscar Wilde, Christina Rosetti, George MacDonald, and E. Nesbit, the volume shows how fairy tales touched every aspect of nineteenth century life and thought. It provides new insights into themes including: forms of the marvelous, adaptation, gender and sexuality, humans and non-humans, monsters and the monstrous, spaces, socialization, and power. With contributions from international scholars across disciplines, this volume is an essential resource for researchers, scholars and students of literature, history, and cultural studies. A Cultural History of Fairy Tales (6-volume set) A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in Antiquity is also available as a part of a 6-volume set, A Cultural History of Fairy Tales, tracing fairy tales from antiquity to the present day, available in print, or within a fully-searchable digital library accessible through institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com). Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com.

The Transcendent Vision Of Mythopoeic Fantasy

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Author : David S. Hogsette
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2022-07-22

The Transcendent Vision Of Mythopoeic Fantasy written by David S. Hogsette and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-22 with Literary Criticism categories.

An ever-expanding critical library on fantasy fiction requires an analysis of why the genre is so ubiquitous, enduring and beloved. This work analyzes the mythic elements in foundational fantasy texts, arguing that mythopoeic fantasy reveals timeless truths that link human cultures past and present. Through close readings of works like Phantastes, The King of Elfland's Daughter, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, A Wizard of Earthsea, The Neverending Story, A Wrinkle in Time and Out of the Silent Planet, this book explores how mythopoeic fantasy speaks to the deepest concerns of the human heart. It investigates the genre's use of an imagination that is sometimes atrophied by the demands of contemporary life, and explores how fantasy provides restoration, consolation and hope within a cultural context that too often decries such ideas. Each chapter focuses on a representative text, providing author background and engaging relevant scholarship on a variety of relevant thematic issues. Offering new insights on these classic texts by drawing upon post-secular critical approaches, this work is suitable for both new and seasoned students of fantasy.

There And Back

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Author : George MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: VM eBooks
Release Date : 2016-11-18

There And Back written by George MacDonald and has been published by VM eBooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-18 with Fiction categories.

The Gold Thread

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Author : William Raeper
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 1990

The Gold Thread written by William Raeper and has been published by Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Literary Criticism categories.

Inklings Of Heaven

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Author : Sean Connolly
language : en
Publisher: Gracewing Publishing
Release Date : 2007

Inklings Of Heaven written by Sean Connolly and has been published by Gracewing Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Religion categories.

Together with his brother Warnie, and his friends J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and others, C.S. Lewis made up an intellectual group which called themselves the Inklings. The joke, of course, was a literary one, for Lewis, above all, the heaven-directed was never lacking. (Christian)

The Living Church

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980-07

The Living Church written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-07 with categories.

The Heart Of George Macdonald

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Author : George MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: Regent College Pub.
Release Date : 2004

The Heart Of George Macdonald written by George MacDonald and has been published by Regent College Pub. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Fiction categories.

This definitive one-volume anthology, assembled by renowned MacDonald scholar Rolland Hein, highlights the essential elements of George MacDonald's thought and demonstrates the full range of his creative effort. Opening with a brief biography, The Heart of George MacDonald includes a collection of his finest personal letters, a sampling of abridged sermons, and selections from his fantasies, including the complete texts of his masterpieces The Golden Key and the Princess and Curdie. Brief homilies, samples of his poetry, key essays on faith and the imagination, and a complete bibliography of MacDonald's life and works make this an indispensable resource for MacDonald readers, scholars, and students.

Phantastes

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Author : George MacDonald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874

Phantastes written by George MacDonald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with categories.

The Quest

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965

The Quest written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with American literature categories.