Tag: George MacDonald

Part II of a Review of “A Treasury of Fantasy.” “Phantastes.”

Part II of my review of A Treasury of Fantasy covers only one entry, but it accounts for a good quarter of the length of the anthology. Part I can be found here. The selection in question is George MacDonald’s Phantastes. A Faerie Romance for Men and Women. The first chapter of Phantastes reminds me… Continue reading Part II of a Review of “A Treasury of Fantasy.” “Phantastes.”

Lilith. George MacDonald’s Visit to Heaven

I’m not sure I possess the tools to discuss George MacDonald’s Lilith. This is not, I flatter myself, because I lack the mental capacity, but because I inhabit a different conceptual universe than that of a Victorian-era minister. (Note I do not write Victorian minister: I gathered the impression that MacDonald did not entirely approve… Continue reading Lilith. George MacDonald’s Visit to Heaven