Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women () by Scottish author George MacDonald follows a young man learning valuable lessons in a fantasy world then coming to terms with reality. MacDonald was heavily influenced by the Romantic movement, especially by William Blake and Percy Bysshe Shelley. A former priest, MacDonald was “fired” for his belief in universalism, i.e. that . In October , George MacDonald wrote what he described as “a kind of fairy tale, in the hope that it will pay me better than the more evidently serious work.” This was Phantastes -- one of MacDonald’s most important works; a work which so overwhelmed C. S. Lewis that a few hours after he began reading it he knew he “had crossed a great frontier.”Cited by: 4. · Phantastes. George MacDonald’s first major fiction work, in his words “a sort of fairy tale for grown people,” Phantastes was published in by Smith, Elder Co., London. This unusual fantasy, subtitled A Fairie Romance, is one of MacDonald’s most mysterious and esoteric titles.
That book turned out to be George MacDonald's faerie masterpiece, "Phantastes". That evening, Lewis settled in—likely, with a good cup of tea—to enjoy this new piece of literature. Literature Network» George MacDonald» Phantastes» Chapter 4. Chapter 4 "When bale is att hyest, boote is nyest." ~ Ballad of Sir Aldingar. By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone. So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest. Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women is a fantasy novel by Scottish writer George MacDonald, first published in London in It was later reprinted in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fourteenth volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in April The story centres on the character Anodos ("pathless", or "ascent" in Greek) and takes its inspiration from German.
Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women is a fantasy novel by Scottish writer George MacDonald, first published in London in It was later reprinted in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fourteenth volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in April The story centres on the character Anodos ("pathless", or "ascent" in Greek) and takes its inspiration from German Romanticism, particularly Novalis. Phantastes A Faerie Romance for Men and Women by George MacDonald A new Edition, with thirty-three new Illustrations by Arthur Hughes; edited by Greville MacDonald (Illustrations not available). The first edition of George MacDonald's first story to be published in book form. A fine copy in its original state, finely blindstamped olive cloth with diamond shaped central blossoms and petal motif, elaborate borders on both covers, spine with gilt stamped leaf emblem and lettering, original yellow endpapers.
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