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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"George MacDonald"”.
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George MacDonald and Victorian Society
This thesis approaches the ways George MacDonald viewed and represented Victorian society in his novels by analysing select social issues which he felt compelled to address. <br/><br/>Chapter One introduces the thesis. It contains a review of critical commentary on MacDonald’s work, as well as …
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Refiguring George MacDonald: Science and the Realist Novel
<p>This article analyzes George MacDonald’s realist novels. It looks at how <em>David Elginbrod</em>, <em>Alec Forbes of Howglen</em>, and <em>Lilith </em>engage with scientific discourse and epistemological concerns of the period. These scientific and epistemological dealings include a positive …
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Towards an understanding of George MacDonald : a study of symbolism in the fantasy works
Allegory and fantasy with a moral purpose are literary forms so closely related as to be practically synonymous; the basic intention of both is to instruct by means of a narrative whose underlying purpose can be identified, or at least sensed, by the average reader. The author provides for the …
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Receiving "The true name" : reading Lilith as a mystical dream-vision.
George MacDonald's penultimate novel, Lilith, has puzzled readers and critics alike with its strange symbolism and seemingly chaotic dreams. One's comprehension of the novel ultimately hinges upon the right interpretation of dreams. Those who ignore or gloss over the dream sequence as a mere plot …
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Socialisation and subversion : the development of the Victorian children's literary fairy tale
… those written by John Ruskin, Charles Dickens, George MacDonald, Mary de Morgan, Juliana Ewing, Evelyn Sharp and Edith Nesbit. Through the analysis of selected fairy tales, the thesis sets out to show how the development of the English literary fairy tale, during its transition from the one …
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Culture and identity in Scottish children's fiction
… Indeed writers such as Sir Walter Scott, George MacDonald and J.M Barrie produced works that have since become Children’s Literature classics and they themselves had significant influence on diverse children’s authors including writers such as Lewis Carroll and C.S.Lewis. Though the work …