In this Book
- Rethinking George MacDonald: Contexts and Contemporaries
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Association for Scottish Literary Studies
- Series: Occasional Papers series
summary
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 sixteen 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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-ii
- Introduction
- pp. v-x
- Part I. Belief and Scepticism
- Part II. Social Reform and Gender
- Part III. Ideals and Nightmares
- 13. George MacDonald and the Visual Arts
- pp. 216-234
- Part IV. Scotland
Additional Information
ISBN
9781908980052
Related ISBN(s)
9781908980014
MARC Record
OCLC
899262148
Pages
300
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No