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George MacDonald

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Biography

Name: George MacDonald
Birth Date: December 10, 1824
Death Date: January 17, 1902
Place of Birth: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Place of Death: Ashstead, Surrey, England
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupations: Writer

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Biography of George MacDonald
6,277 words, approx. 21 pages
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...
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Biography of George MacDonald
5,349 words, approx. 18 pages
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...
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Biography of George MacDonald
2,386 words, approx. 8 pages
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...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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George MacDonald Information
3,246 words, approx. 11 pages
George MacDonald (December 10, 1824 – September 18, 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. Though no longer well known, his works (particularly his fairy tales and fantasy novels) have inspired admiration in such notables as W....


News and Journals
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AP News
Author George MacDonald Fraser dies
1/2/2008: 476 words, approx. 2 pages
George MacDonald Fraser, author of the "Flashman" series of historical adventure yarns, died Wednesday, his publisher said. He was 82.Fraser died following a battle with cancer, said Nicholas Latimer, director of publicity for Knopf, which will release Fraser's latest work "The Reavers" in the United...


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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C. N. Manlove
22,829 words, approx. 76 pages
George MacDonald is considered by many to have been the greatest fantasy writer of the nineteenth century. In the following essay, Manlove argues that although MacDonald's scientific background and rigorous religious beliefs interfered with his ability to write a purely imaginative fantasy story free of intellectual explanations, MacDonald's stories still contain the feature of "myth," which MacDonald considered an important aspect of fairy tales. (Explanations for title abbrevi...
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Critical Essay by Richard H. Reis
13,061 words, approx. 44 pages
In the following essay, Reis examines the symbolism and prose style that distinguish MacDonald's fantasy fiction from his conventional writings.
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Critical Essay by C. N. Manlove
11,370 words, approx. 38 pages
In the following essay, Manlove examines MacDonald's use of the typical pattern of fantasy literature wherein the hero returns to his home after an adventure.
 


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