Rethinking George MacDonald: Contexts and Contemporaries

Christopher MacLachlan (Curatore)

John Patrick Pazdziora (Curatore)

Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 2013

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.

• Curatore: Christopher MacLachlan, John Patrick Pazdziora
• Editore: Association for Scottish Literary Studies
• Collana: ASLS Occasional Papers
• Anno: 2013
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 300 p.
• Dimensioni: 210 x 148 mm
• Peso: 375 gr.
• EAN: 9781908980014

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