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...

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Published in:	Mythlore Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 201 - 216
Main Author:	VAN DYKE, LAURA N.
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	Mythopoeic Society Spring/Summer2025
Subjects:	Elidor (Book) Garner, Alan Chronicles of Narnia book series Lewis, C. S., 1898-1963 Fantasy fiction Literary criticism 20th century (Literary period)
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