Daniel Gabelman is Teacher of English at Eastbourne College in East Sussex, United Kingdom.

• 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

Daniel Gabelman is Teacher of English at Eastbourne College in East Sussex, United Kingdom.

• 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

Daniel Gabelman is Teacher of English at Eastbourne College in East Sussex, United Kingdom.

• 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