
Rethinking George MacDonald
Contexts and Contemporaries
Scottish Literature International (Publisher)
Published on 20. March 2013
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Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-908980-01-4 (ISBN)
Description
George MacDonald (1824-1905) is the acknowledged forefather of later fantasy writers such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien: however, his place in his own time is seldom examined. This omission does MacDonald a grave disservice. By ignoring a fundamental aspect of what made MacDonald the man he was, the critical habit of viewing MacDonald's work only in terms of his followers reinforces the long-entrenched assessment that it has a limited value - one only for religious enthusiasts and fantasy lovers.
The essays in this anthology seek to correct that omission, by looking directly at MacDonald the Victorian - at his place in the Victorian literary scene, at his engagement with the works of his literary contemporaries and at his interest in the social, political, and theological movements of his age. The resulting portrait reveals a MacDonald who deserves a more prominent place in the rich literary history of the nineteenth century than he has hitherto been given.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Association for Scottish Literary Studies
Target group
College/higher education
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
391 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-908980-01-4 (9781908980014)
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Rethinking George MacDonald
Contexts and Contemporaries
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