David Lindsay was a writer of fantasy fiction who died in 1945. He belongs to the tradition of modern fantasy, as distinct from science-fiction, which has its roots in the writings of, amongst others, George Macdonald, and has been maintained in the work of Charles Williams, Mervyn Peake and J. R. R...

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Main Author:	Sellin, Bernard (Author)
Other Authors:	Gunnell, Kenneth (Translator)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1981
Subjects:	Lindsay, David / 1876-1945 Lindsay, David > 1486-1555 Geschichte 1900-2000 Novelists, English / 20th century / Biography Fantasy fiction, English / History and criticism Biografie
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	David Lindsay was a writer of fantasy fiction who died in 1945. He belongs to the tradition of modern fantasy, as distinct from science-fiction, which has its roots in the writings of, amongst others, George Macdonald, and has been maintained in the work of Charles Williams, Mervyn Peake and J. R. R. Tolkien. Lindsay took up a writing career rather late in life, however his name was known within literary circles and two eminent writers expressed their admiration for his work: L. H. Myers and C. S. Lewis. Indeed, Lewis wrote that Lindsay's most famous book, A Voyage to Arcturus, had exerted a strong influence on his own work. Interest in Lindsay has been growing steadily, and in this book, Bernard Sellin has written a comprehensive survey of Lindsay's life and work, analysing the thematic patterns of Lindsay's settings, plots and characters. It will be read with profit by all those who are interested both in Lindsay and in the genre of fantasy literature
Item Description:	Originally publihed in 1977 in French as David Lindsay (1878-1945): sa vie, son oeuvre. - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 257 pages)
ISBN:	9780511553035
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511553035