Alan Garner’s Elidor: The “Anti-Narnian fantasy”?
British fantasy writer Alan Garner has referred to his novel Elidor as "THE anti-Narnian fantasy," though he says this was done unconsciously. In this article, I explore why Garner positioned his work as the antithesis to C.S. Lewis's fantasy novels, and argue that in many ways it in fact complement...
| Publicado en: | Mythlore Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 201 - 216 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Mythopoeic Society
Spring/Summer2025
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| Sumario: | British fantasy writer Alan Garner has referred to his novel Elidor as "THE anti-Narnian fantasy," though he says this was done unconsciously. In this article, I explore why Garner positioned his work as the antithesis to C.S. Lewis's fantasy novels, and argue that in many ways it in fact complements rather than contradicts the vision Lewis conveys. |
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