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Narnia, Middle-Earth and the Kingdom of God

A History of Fantasy Literature and the Christian Tradition
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154 Seiten
Englisch
Wipf & Stock Publisherserschienen am29.12.2016
Narnia, Middle-Earth and the Kingdom of God tells the story of fantasy literature within the context of its complex relationship with the Christian tradition. In this book, Worthing looks at early influences on the genre, including European fairy tales and folklore, Northern and classical mythology, and Christian allegory. He also explores the contours of a variety of fantasy worlds from MacDonald's Faerie, Lewis' Narnia and Tolkien's Middle-Earth, to LeGuin's Earthsea, Pratchett's Discworld and Rowling's world of Hogwarts. In these worlds, and many more, we discover themes such as the battle between good and evil, the question of the existence of God, and the problem of suffering. Fantasy fans of all religious persuasions will find in this book a delightful and informative exploration of the rich history and profound themes of the fantasy genre.mehr
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KlappentextNarnia, Middle-Earth and the Kingdom of God tells the story of fantasy literature within the context of its complex relationship with the Christian tradition. In this book, Worthing looks at early influences on the genre, including European fairy tales and folklore, Northern and classical mythology, and Christian allegory. He also explores the contours of a variety of fantasy worlds from MacDonald's Faerie, Lewis' Narnia and Tolkien's Middle-Earth, to LeGuin's Earthsea, Pratchett's Discworld and Rowling's world of Hogwarts. In these worlds, and many more, we discover themes such as the battle between good and evil, the question of the existence of God, and the problem of suffering. Fantasy fans of all religious persuasions will find in this book a delightful and informative exploration of the rich history and profound themes of the fantasy genre.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-4982-4072-7
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
FormatGenäht
Erscheinungsjahr2016
Erscheinungsdatum29.12.2016
Seiten154 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 157 mm, Höhe 235 mm, Dicke 13 mm
Gewicht389 g
Artikel-Nr.42465298
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GenreGeschichte/Politik

Autor

Mark Worthing is an Australian novelist, biographer, and poet. Among other works, he is author of The Winter Fae: A Fantasy Novella (Stone Table Books, 2018), Iscariot (Morning Star, 2018, a finalist for the 2019 Caleb Award), Abecedarium: A Celebration of the Alphabet in Verse (Immortalise, 2019) and Grame Clark: The Man Who Invented the Bionic Ear (Allen & Unwin, 2015).