Fantasy, Myth and the Measure of Truth: Tales of Pullman, Lewis, Tolkien, MacDonald and Hoffmann

Gray, W.

ISBN 10: 0230005055 / ISBN 13: 9780230005051

Published by see below, 2008

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2008 Palgrave hardcover edition. Light reading wear, some fading to cover else very good condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fantasy, Myth and the Measure of Truth: Tales of Pullman, Lewis, Tolkien, MacDonald and Hoffmann
• Publisher: see below
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230005055
• ISBN 13: 9780230005051
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
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Synopsis

This book shows how the fantasy tradition culminating in Pullman's His Dark Materials inherits the Romantic quest to transpose spiritual and moral values, once the prerogrative of organized religion, into new myths. Wary both of escapist fantasy and 'grand narratives', it explores how stories can generate a new vision.

About the Author

WILLIAM GRAY is Professor of Literary History and Hermeneutics, and Director of the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy at the University of Chichester, UK.