Lilith in a New Light

Essays on the George MacDonald Fantasy Novel
Herausgeber: Harriman, Lucas H.; Sullivan, Iii C. W.; Palumbo, Donald E.

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Produktbeschreibung

Considered George MacDonald's greatest work, Lilith (1895) is among the most popular and profound fantasy novels of the Victorian era. This collection of critical essays is the first book-length study of this important literary work. The selections function in working dialogue with one another, driven by the central idea of liminality in fantasy literature. In addition to providing fresh interpretations of the novel, these essays implement esteemed background scholarship on Lilith, including that of notable author C.S. Lewis. Analytical topics include MacDonald's rhetorical strategy as a writer of prose romance, the implications of the novel's famous "endless ending," and the significance of Lilith in the development of modern fantasy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 287g
• ISBN-13: 9780786438105
• ISBN-10: 078643810X
• Artikelnr.: 23402744

Autorenporträt

Lucas H. Harriman lives in Davie, Florida, and is pursuing doctoral work at the University of Miami.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction     
1. Liminality in Lilith     
ROBERT A. COLLINS
2. Liminality and the Everyday in Lilith     
TOM SHIPPEY
3. Lilith, Textuality, and the Rhetoric of Romance     
MICHAEL MENDELSON
4. Myth, Mysticism, and Magic: Reading at the Close of Lilith     
VERLYN FLIEGER
5. The Logic of Fantasy and the Crisis of Closure in Lilith     
COLIN MANLOVE
6. The Demoness and the Grail: Deciphering Lilith     
JEANNE MURRAY WALKER
7. A Fresh Look at Lilith's Perplexing Dimensions     
ROLLAND HEIN
8. Collins Agonistes; or, Why Did I Bother To?     
ROGER C. SCHLOBIN
9. The Revelatory Potential of Lilith's Immanent Eternity     
LUCAS H. HARRIMAN
10. Frustrated Interpretation in Lilith     
JOHN PENNINGTON
11. Liminality as Psychic Stage in Lilith     
RODERICK MCGILLIS
12. Cosmic and Psychological Redemption in Lilith     
BONNIE GAARDEN
13. Lilith as the Mystic's Magnum Opus     
ELIZABETH ROBINSON
14. Chiasmatic Christianity: Lilith's Sense of an Ending     
KELLY SEARSMITH
15. The (As Yet) Endless Ending of Lilith     
DAVID M. MILLER
About the Contributors     
Index