During the mid-to late-Victorian period, George MacDonald was a public personality and a well-known literary figure. Leading critical journals printed long articles on his work; in 1869 the London Quarterly Review called him "one of the most popular auth...
Any study that seeks to trace the influences of English and European romanticism in "mythopoeic" fantasy must turn to the works of the Scottish author George MacDonald. He was a contemporary of Lewis Carroll (MacDonald's children read "Alice's Adventures...
George MacDonald is remembered as one of the founding fathers of modern fantasy. Although he wrote many different kinds of books, including realistic novels, poetry, sermons, and literary criticism, his imaginative fairy tales of growth and redemption we...
A Miramax release of a Lawrence Bender production. Produced by Bender, John Penotti. Co-producer, Joann Fregalette Jansen. Executive producers, Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Directed, written by Boaz Yakin. Camera (Deluxe color), Adam Holender; editor, Arthur Coburn; music, Lesley Barber; production design, Dan Leigh;...
Far above the nursery slopes Guido Waldman INFERNO by Dante Alighieri, translated by Michael Palma Norton, L28, pp. 391, ISBN 039304341X It has to be said, The Divine Comedy is not only one of the greatest works of the human spirit, but also...
