{"product_id":"crossing-a-great-frontier-john-pennington-9781935688402","title":"Crossing a Great Frontier: Essays on George MacDonald's Phantastes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrossing a Great Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e collects twenty-one hard-to-find scholarly essays about \u003cem\u003ePhantastes\u003c\/em\u003e into one convenient volume. In his comprehensive introduction, editor John Pennington describes the essays as reflecting four main perspectives about \u003cem\u003ePhantastes\u003c\/em\u003e: as a religious work, a structurally coherent work, an insightful psychological work, and within its cultural\/literary context. The book's title is derived from C.S. Lewis who wrote that after reading \u003cem\u003ePhantastes\u003c\/em\u003e, he knew he had \"crossed a great frontier. Lewis's praise for MacDonald influenced more people to read MacDonald. His comments, however, diminished MacDonald's reputation as a skilled writer. \u003cem\u003eCrossing a Great Frontier \u003c\/em\u003epresents indisputable proof that Lewis underestimated the skill of his 19th century mentor. Readers will discover a multitude of insights into a book and author whose genius continues to be revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Pennington, professor of English at St. Norbert College, specializes in Victorian fairy tales and is the editor of \u003cem\u003eNorth Wind: The Journal of George MacDonald Studies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Pennington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1935688405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935688402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Winged Lion Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d","brand":"John Pennington","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059215036671,"sku":"9781935688402","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eeddbb3f-d596-456f-a583-06740d48d86d.jpg?v=1685056891","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crossing-a-great-frontier-john-pennington-9781935688402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}