Fantasy, Myth and the Measure of Truth: Tales of Pullman, Lewis, Tolkien, MacDonald and Hoffmann

This book shows how the fantasy tradition culminating in Pullman's His Dark Materials inherits the Romantic quest to transpose spiritual and moral values, once the prerogrative of organized religion, into new myths. Wary both of escapist fantasy and 'grand narratives', it explores how stories can generate a new vision.

Author: W. Gray
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/12/2008
Pages: 215
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780230005051

About the Author
WILLIAM GRAY is Professor of Literary History and Hermeneutics, and Director of the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy at the University of Chichester, UK.