England'S Antiphon - Macdonald, George

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Résumé :
A vivid doorway into nineteenth century britain, where lyric grace and moral questions walk hand in hand. England's Antiphon returns with a quiet fervour that speaks to the heart as much as the mind. This is more than a victorian poetry collection. George MacDonald's religious allegory classics unfold as moral allegory and faith, offering devotional prose poetry and rich spiritual reflections that invite both quiet reading and thoughtful study. The book sustains a voice that is intimate yet expansive, fit for devotional readers and for literature students alike, and it rewards repeated reading with new shade and insight. Historically, the work grounds us in victorian england, a time when imagination and faith pressed against the boundaries of belief and doubt. Its centuries-long resonance makes it a landmark in the canon of classic fantasy prose and spiritual reflection, a touchstone for collectors and casual readers seeking a curio of complete works collection worth treasuring. This illustrated edition from Alpha Editions is not merely a reprint...

Biographie:
George MacDonald (10 December 1824 - 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. MacDonald was a prolific novelist. He is now known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy works, and their influence on later authors, such as W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his master: Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. A few hours later, said Lewis, I knew that I had crossed a great frontier. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had made a difference to my whole existence....

Sommaire:
it is restored for today's and future generations, a cultural treasure that preserves MacDonald's luminous language and humane vision. Ideal for those who want a complete, accessible entry into a revered author's oeuvre, and for anyone seeking literature that sustains faith without sermonising or melodrama....