Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women

by George MacDonald

Publisher:

Smith, Elder and Co.

, 1858

Overview

Among the most popular and influential of George MacDonald’s fantasy novels, Phantastes follows the story of Anodos and his adventures in fairyland. Mythic creatures, objects, and danger await Anodos as he confronts tree-spirits and the shadow, searches for the spirit of the earth, and resides in the palace of the fairy queen. Though influential on many authors, Phantastes transformed C. S. Lewis. Lewis affirmed its power over him in a 1962 interview with The Christian Century, listing Phantastes first among the books that influenced him most.

Contents

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“now I could love without needing to be loved again” (Page 315)

Product Details

• Title: Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women
• Author: George MacDonald
• Publisher: Smith, Elder and Co.
• Print Publication Date: 1858
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Romances › Fiction; Fantasy fiction
• Resource ID: LLS:WRKSGRGMCDNLD10
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-12T00:20:05Z

About George MacDonald

George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, George MacDonald inspired many authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L’Engle. It was C.S. Lewis who wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his “master”: “Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read.