Behind the Back of the North Wind: Critical Essays on George
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pennong>inong>gton, John / McGillis, Roderick, PUBLISHER: Wong>inong>ged Lion Press, LLC, George MacDonald's AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH Wong>INong>D has enticed critics song>inong>ce its publication ong>inong> . The unique blend of fairy tale atmosphere and social realism ong>inong> this novel laid the groundwork for modern fantasy literature. ong>Inong> the novel, Little Diamond, a kong>inong>d and precocious boy livong>inong>g ong>inong> poverty, is befriended by the mysterious North Wong>inong>d, who takes him on her nightly adventures. Written ong>inong> ong>inong>tensely poetic language, AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH Wong>INong>D transcends the genres of children's book or fairy tale.BEHong>INong>D THE BACK OF THE NORTH Wong>INong>D ong>inong>cludes 16 ong>essaysong> on this enigmatic and richly layered fantasy novel - with perspectives rangong>inong>g from the ong>inong>fluence of MacDonald's Christian worldview or the relation between fantasy and reality, to grapplong>inong>g with AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH Wong>INong>D as children's literature. A variety of artist's illustrations are ong>inong>cluded, from editions published be tween to , visually reong>inong>forcong>inong>g the imagong>inong>ative impact MacDonald's classic story contong>inong>ues to have on readers.This collection of ong>essaysong> is designed as a companion volume to Broadview Press's ong>criticalong> edition of AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH Wong>INong>D, also edited by Pennong>inong>gton and McGillis.