For the Childlike George MacDonald's

George MacDonald (1824-1905) is perhaps best remembered as one of the greatest and most enduringly influential of the Victorian writers for children. Sixteen essays analyze his work for children.

Introduction	p. 1
The Two Worlds of George MacDonald	p. 17
The Fairy Tales of George MacDonald and the Evolution of a Genre	p. 31
The Community of the Centre: Structure and Theme in Phantastes	p. 51
The Goddess in the Belfry: Grandmothers and Wise Women in George MacDonald's Books for Children	p. 67
Social Conscience and Class Relations in MacDonald's "Cross Purposes"	p. 75
The Golden Key: Milton and MacDonald	p. 87
Reading "The Golden Key": Narrative Strategies of Parable	p. 99
The Platonic Imagery of George MacDonald and C.S. Lewis: The Allegory of the Cave Transfigured	p. 111
Diamond and Kilmeny: MacDonald, Hogg, and the Scottish Folk Tradition	p. 133
Language and Secret Knowledge in At the Back of the North Wind	p. 145
Old Wine in New Bottles: Aspects of Prophecy in George MacDonald's At the Back of the North Wind	p. 161
Kore Motifs in The Princess and the Goblin	p. 169
The Diamond in the Ashes: A Jungian Reading of the "Princess" Books	p. 183
The Princess and the Wizard: The Fantasy Worlds of Ursula K. LeGuin and George MacDonald	p. 195
Duality Beyond Time: George MacDonald's "The Wise Woman, or The Lost Princess: A Double Story"	p. 207
Select Bibliography	p. 219
List of Contributors	p. 229
Index	p. 231
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For the Childlike George MacDonald's Fantasies for Children

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