Rethinking George MacDonald: Contexts and Contemporaries (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781908980014)

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.

Author: Christopher MacLachlan
ISBN-10: 190898001X
ISBN-13: 9781908980014
Publisher: Scottish Literature International
Language: English
Published: 03/18/2013
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d