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A young man, newly come into an inheritance, slips into a dreamlike faerie realm and proceeds through a series of uncanny, episodic encounters with enchanted landscapes, mysterious figures, and allegorical scenes. Each strange adventure—ranging from luminous gardens and haunted halls to encounters with idealized and troubling presences—presses upon his desires, fears, and sense of identity. Imagery and mood alternate between wonder and melancholy as inward trials prompt moral and spiritual reflection. The work is organized as a succession of poetic set pieces that privilege symbolic transformation and imaginative vision over conventional plot resolution.

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Title: Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women

Author: George MacDonald

Release date: July 11, 2008 [eBook #325]
Most recently updated: May 6, 2021

Language: English

Credits: Mike Lough and David Widger

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Phantastes

A Faerie Romance for Men and Women

by George MacDonald

A new Edition, with thirty-three new Illustrations by Arthur Hughes;
edited by Greville MacDonald (Illustrations not available)