Del 0 - Making of the Christian Imagination

George MacDonald

Divine Carelessness and Fairytale Levity

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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The Scottish poet, author, and Christian minister George MacDonald is widely known as an inspiration for the works of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Lewis Carroll, among others. Nineteenth century photographs of MacDonald present a forbidding visage, embodying Victorian-era solemnity. Yet behind the facade, as Daniel Gabelman writes, lived a whimsical and fantastical muse. Indeed, MacDonald imbued theological weight through childlike lightheartedness. Gabelman ably reveals in MacDonald's writings a bridge between playfulness and seriousness in the modern imagination. George MacDonald delivers a balanced reading of its subject that ultimately lends a new theological and literary weight to whimsy.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-06-15
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt272 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieMaking of the Christian Imagination
Antal sidor277
FörlagBaylor University Press
ISBN9781602587830

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Introduction: The Gravity of a Child at PlayPart I: Modalities of Levity1 The Levity of Saints and Angels2 Ecstasy and FollyLightening the Self for Its Journey3 Vanity and PlayLiberation from Seriousness for Metamorphosis4 Carnival and SabbathA Time for Renewal, Rebellion, and RevelationPart II: MacDonald's Fairytale Levity5 "Never so Real as When They Are Solemn"Victorians and Seriousness6 TimeFairyland's Festive Sabbath7 SpaceFairyland's Ecstatic Cosmology8 Transformation"Shall not the Possible Become the Real?"Conclusion: The Haunting Force of LevityNotesBibliographyIndex

...for anyone interested in the study of fairy tales, or in theology, Gabelman's book comes as a much-needed breath of clear air....". - Dr. John Patrick Pazdziora, University of St Andrews, VII"Gabelman uses explanations of relevant context to clarify and inform, rather than to lecture or instruct. He offers a detailed yet articulate expansion of knowledge, and this eloquence will enlighten both the erudite scholar and the lay reader." - Christine Chettle, The Lion and the Unicorn"…extremely worthwhile…" - Bonnie Gaarden, Mythlore