Rethinking George MacDonald: Contexts and Contemporaries (Asls Occasional Papers) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190898001X ISBN 13: 9781908980014

Publisher: Scottish Literature International, 2013

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scottish Literature International
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190898001X
• ISBN 13: 9781908980014
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: MacLachlan Christopher, Pazdziora John Patrick, Stelle Ginger