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|title=Four Christian Fantasists: A Study of the Fantastic Writings of George MacDonald, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien | |title=Four Christian Fantasists: A Study of the Fantastic Writings of George MacDonald, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien | ||
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|date=[[2001]] (2nd edition 2007) | |date=[[2001]] (2nd edition 2007) | ||
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'''Four Christian Fantasists: A Study of the Fantastic Writings of George MacDonald, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien''' is the third book of Walking Tree's ''[[Cormarë Series]]''. Unlike most other volumes, it is not a collection of essays, but a single work by [[Richard Sturch]]. | '''''Four Christian Fantasists: A Study of the Fantastic Writings of George MacDonald, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien''''' is the third book of Walking Tree's ''[[Cormarë Series]]''. Unlike most other volumes, it is not a collection of essays, but a single work by [[Richard Sturch]]. | ||
==From the publisher== | ==From the publisher== | ||
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', it has long been recognized, was shaped and undergirded by his Christian beliefs. But he was not the only writer of fantasy to have a close relationship between his faith and his fiction. This book is a study of such relationships in four writers: Tolkien himself, his friends [[C.S. Lewis]] and [[Charles Williams]], and, from an earlier generation, George MacDonald. It seeks to look at their use of other worlds and other beings; at their attitudes towards 'escapism'; at the presence of symbolism and myth in their writings; at the themes and ideas they had in common; and at the extent to which their fiction has a value for Christian apologetics. | {{blockquote|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', it has long been recognized, was shaped and undergirded by his Christian beliefs. But he was not the only writer of fantasy to have a close relationship between his faith and his fiction. This book is a study of such relationships in four writers: Tolkien himself, his friends [[C.S. Lewis]] and [[Charles Williams]], and, from an earlier generation, George MacDonald. It seeks to look at their use of other worlds and other beings; at their attitudes towards 'escapism'; at the presence of symbolism and myth in their writings; at the themes and ideas they had in common; and at the extent to which their fiction has a value for Christian apologetics.}} | ||
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* [http://www.walking-tree.org/press/2001_amhen170.html Review by Neil Mercer], originally published in [[Amon Hen 170]] | * [http://www.walking-tree.org/press/2001_amhen170.html Review by Neil Mercer], originally published in [[Amon Hen 170]] | ||
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| Four Christian Fantasists: A Study of the Fantastic Writings of George MacDonald, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien | |
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| Author | Richard Sturch |
| Publisher | Walking Tree Publishers |
| Released | 2001 (2nd edition 2007) |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 148 |
| ISBN | 3905703047 |
| Series | Cormarë Series |
| Preceded by | Root and Branch - Approaches towards Understanding Tolkien |
| Followed by | Tolkien in Translation |
Four Christian Fantasists: A Study of the Fantastic Writings of George MacDonald, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien is the third book of Walking Tree's Cormarë Series. Unlike most other volumes, it is not a collection of essays, but a single work by Richard Sturch.
From the publisher
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, it has long been recognized, was shaped and undergirded by his Christian beliefs. But he was not the only writer of fantasy to have a close relationship between his faith and his fiction. This book is a study of such relationships in four writers: Tolkien himself, his friends C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams, and, from an earlier generation, George MacDonald. It seeks to look at their use of other worlds and other beings; at their attitudes towards 'escapism'; at the presence of symbolism and myth in their writings; at the themes and ideas they had in common; and at the extent to which their fiction has a value for Christian apologetics.
External links
- Official product page
- Review by Neil Mercer, originally published in Amon Hen 170
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