For the Childlike
George MacDonald's Fantasies for Children
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Scarecrow Press
Published:1st Apr '92
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George MacDonald (1824-1905) is one of the great Victorians, friend to John Ruskin, Lewis Carroll, and Arthur Hughes, among others. He wrote in virtually all the genres—fiction, drama, sermons, poetry, criticism, fantasy—but is perhaps best remembered as one of the greatest and most enduringly influential of the Victorian writers for children. Sixteen essays—five reprints and eleven original—analyze MacDonald's work for children. All the full-length fantasies—At the Back of the North Wind, The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, The Lost Princess—and the major short pieces—"The Light Princess," "The Golden Key," "Cross Purposes," "The Giant's Heart" receive extended commentary. Contributors: Celia Anderson, Melba Battin, A. Waller Hastings, Cynthia Marshall, Rod McGillis, Michael Mendelson, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Stephen Prickett, William Raeper, Frank Riga, Cordelia Sherman, Joseph Sigman, Lesley Smith, and Nancy Willard.
Roderick McGillis' excellent collection of new and reprinted articles on MacDonald's fantasies for children has greatly increased my appreciation of the author's technical skill, intellectual capacity, and moral seriousness. McGillis has put together an excellent selection of MacDonald criticism. This volume belongs in any library with serious holdings in either children's or Victorian literature and should give both pleasure and insight to those familiar with MacDonald's fiction. * Sfra Review *
...worth reading for its intellectual depth and stimulation...highly recommended for the reference library and the student of children's literature. * Australian Library Journal *
...this is a book which should be read by everyone who is seriously interested in MacDonald's vision. Not only does it contain two quite outstanding essays, but every essay can stimulate the reader into new insights... * Northwind *
He holds a firm place in the canon of children's literature...for sophisticated readers who know MacDonald well and are interested in the techniques of critical examination * School Library Journal *
ISBN: 9780810824591
Dimensions: 221mm x 147mm x 20mm
Weight: 449g
244 pages