| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Scottish cultural review of language and literature, 1571-0734 ; volume 29 |
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Scottish cultural review of language and literature ; v. 29.
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| Contents |
Introduction : 'The harvest of the grave' -- 'Is there a fairy-country, brother?' : letters from Arund -- 'Any other child is like me' : sickness at Hunt -- 'A whole churchyard of spectres' : death from within -- 'Death and other painful realities' : the dying child -- 'Questions that can never be answered' : the child alone -- 'I should so like to be myself ' : the stolen child -- Conclusion : 'Now we must wait' |
| Summary |
"George MacDonald is generally remembered as a benevolent preacher who wrote fairy-tales books for children. Closer reading, however, reveals one of the most startlingly inventive, slyly subversive Scottish writers of the nineteenth century. His writings for children emerged from his own long struggle with faith and doubt in the face of multiple bereavements, chronic illness, and the persistent threat of early death. Haunted Childhoods in George MacDonald reconsiders death and divine love in MacDonald's writings for children. It examines his private letters and public sermons, obscure early writings, and most beloved stories. Setting his work alongside texts by James Hogg and Andrew Lang, it argues MacDonald appropriated traditional Scottish-folk narratives to help child readers apprehend his mystically-inclined understanding of mortality"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 22, 2021) |
| Subject |
MacDonald, George, 1824-1905 -- Criticism and interpretation
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MacDonald, George, 1824-1905 -- Characters -- Children
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MacDonald, George, 1824-1905 -- Religion
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| SUBJECT |
MacDonald, George, 1824-1905 fast |
| Subject |
Children in literature.
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Death in literature.
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Spiritual life in literature.
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Children in literature
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Death in literature
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Religion
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Spiritual life in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020018996 |
| ISBN |
9789004420618 |
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9004420614 |
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