1 option
Fantasy, myth and the measure of truth : tales of Pullman, Lewis, Tolkien, MacDonald and Hoffmann / William Gray.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gray, William, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
- MacDonald, George, 1824-1905.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
- Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963.
- Pullman, Philip, 1946-.
- Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Fantasy fiction, English.
- Literature and myth.
- Pullman, Philip, 1946---Criticism and interpretation.
- Pullman, Philip.
- Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963--Criticism and interpretation.
- Lewis, C. S.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Criticism and interpretation.
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- MacDonald, George, 1824-1905--Criticism and interpretation.
- MacDonald, George.
- Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822--Criticism and interpretation.
- Hoffmann, E. T. A.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- x, 215 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- Summary:
- Fantasy, Myth and the Measure of Truth offers a detailed examination and discussion of the highly contested tradition of epic or high fantasy culminating in Pullman's His Dark Materials. This trajectory of mythopoeia or myth-making has its roots in the quest by a range of Romantic writers to transpose certain spiritual and moral values, once believed to be the prerogative of organized religion, into new myths. Critical of myths that are merely escapist fantasies, this study is also suspicious of totalizing 'grand narratives' that repress dissenting voices. The study nevertheless argues that, at its best, this mythopoeic tradition, which includes E.T.A. Hoffmann, George MacDonald, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Philip Pullman and - debatably - J. K. Rowling, can show the power of the creative imagination to generate, through stories that are imaginatively true, a renewed spiritual and moral vision.
- Contents:
- German roots and mangel-wurzels
- George MacDonald's marvellous medicine
- J.R.R. Tolkien and the love of faery
- C.S. Lewis : reality and the radiance of myth
- Measuring truth : Lyra's story.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-211) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780230005051
- 0230005055
- OCLC:
- 228503211
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.