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Fantasy, myth and the measure of truth : tales of Pullman, Lewis, Tolkien, MacDonald and Hoffmann /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gray, William, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Fantasy fiction, English > History and criticism.
Literature and myth.
Pullman, Philip, > 1946- > Criticism and interpretation.
Lewis, C. S. > (Clive Staples), > 1898-1963 > Criticism and interpretation.
Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
MacDonald, George, > 1824-1905 > Criticism and interpretation.
Hoffmann, E. T. A. > (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), > 1776-1822 > Criticism and interpretation.
Table of 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.