Phantastes

Also known as Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women

Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women is a fantasy novel by Scottish writer George MacDonald published in London in 1858.

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It sits within the topics 1858 British novels, 1858 fantasy novels and British English-language novels.

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Author: George MacDonald
First published: 1850
Editions: 472
Subjects: Fairy tales, Scottish Fantasy fiction, Fiction, romance, fantasy, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, fantasy, general, Classic Literature, Fantasy, Fiction

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Instance of: literary work
Author: George MacDonald
Genre: fantasy
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co.

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publication date: 1858-00-00
copyright status: public domain
language of work or name: English language
form of creative work: novel
described at URL: www.victorianresearch.org/atcl/show_title.php?tid=8808&aid=195

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Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women is a fantasy novel by Scottish writer George MacDonald published in London in 1858.

The story centres on the character Anodos ("pathless" in Greek) and takes its inspiration from German Romanticism, particularly Novalis. The story concerns a young man who is pulled into a dreamlike world and there hunts for his ideal of female beauty, embodied by the "Marble Lady". Anodos lives through many adventures and temptations while in the other world, until he is finally ready to give up his ideals.

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