Phantastes A Faerie Romance |
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Author:
| MacDonald, George |
Prepared for Publication by:
| Civium Press, |
Introduction by:
| MacDonald, Greville |
ISBN: | 978-0-9846986-0-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
Publisher: | Civium Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.05 |
Book Description:
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Phantastes is a tale about wandering and discovery, about finding one's way when the destination is unclear. The hero Anados (from the Greek, both 'pathless' and 'ascent') searches for Ideals: Ideals of beauty and manhood, heroism and mystery; he comes back, though, having gained nothing, only losing his shadow-that grasping, hungry part of him which dims and distorts everything it touches: "Indeed, my ideal soon became my life; whereas, formerly, my life had consisted in a vain...
More DescriptionPhantastes is a tale about wandering and discovery, about finding one's way when the destination is unclear. The hero Anados (from the Greek, both 'pathless' and 'ascent') searches for Ideals: Ideals of beauty and manhood, heroism and mystery; he comes back, though, having gained nothing, only losing his shadow-that grasping, hungry part of him which dims and distorts everything it touches: "Indeed, my ideal soon became my life; whereas, formerly, my life had consisted in a vain attempt to behold, if not my ideal in myself, at least myself in my ideal." This book, C. S. Lewis recounted, baptized his imagination.