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Informationen zum Autor Lucas H. Harriman lives in Davie, Florida, and is pursuing doctoral work at the University of Miami. Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina. C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies. Klappentext Considered George MacDonald's greatest work, Lilith (1895) is among the most popular and profound fantasy novels of the Victorian era. This collection of critical essays is the first book-length study of this important literary work. The selections function in working dialogue with one another, driven by the central idea of liminality in fantasy literature. In addition to providing fresh interpretations of the novel, these essays implement esteemed background scholarship on Lilith, including that of notable author C.S. Lewis. Analytical topics include MacDonald's rhetorical strategy as a writer of prose romance, the implications of the novel's famous "endless ending," and the significance of Lilith in the development of modern fantasy. Zusammenfassung A collection of critical essays that study the novel! ""Llilith"". It covers topics such as MacDonald's rhetorical strategy as a writer of prose romance! the implications of the novel's famous 'endless ending!' and the significance of ""Lilith"" in the development of modern fantasy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Liminality in Lilith ROBERT A. COLLINS2. Liminality and the Everyday in Lilith TOM SHIPPEY3. Lilith, Textuality, and the Rhetoric of Romance MICHAEL MENDELSON4. Myth, Mysticism, and Magic: Reading at the Close of Lilith VERLYN FLIEGER5. The Logic of Fantasy and the Crisis of Closure in Lilith COLIN MANLOVE6. The Demoness and the Grail: Deciphering Lilith JEANNE MURRAY WALKER7. A Fresh Look at Lilith's Perplexing Dimensions ROLLAND HEIN8. Collins Agonistes; or, Why Did I Bother To? ROGER C. SCHLOBIN9. The Revelatory Potential of Lilith's Immanent Eternity LUCAS H. HARRIMAN10. Frustrated Interpretation in Lilith JOHN PENNINGTON11. Liminality as Psychic Stage in Lilith RODERICK MCGILLIS12. Cosmic and Psychological Redemption in Lilith BONNIE GAARDEN13. Lilith as the Mystic's Magnum Opus ELIZABETH ROBINSON14. Chiasmatic Christianity: Lilith's Sense of an Ending KELLY SEARSMITH15. The (As Yet) Endless Ending of Lilith DAVID M. MILLERAbout the Contributors Index ...
