In Secret Commonwealth and Rose Field, Pullman takes inspiration from the great Romantic poets in his quest to keep the imagination open.
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Tag Archives: Imagination
Pullman’s Debt to the Romantic Poets
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Pullman’s Resounding Fantasy Defense
In his latest novel, Pullman shows the dangers of a world that turns its back on the imagination.
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My Childhood Love for Krauss/Sendak
Ruth Krauss’s children’s literature, often illustrated by Sendak, recognized and empowered me as a child.
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Gods Speaks through the Imagination
Jesus’s parables are exercises in imagining the kingdom of heaven come to earth.
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Aslan as Eco Warrior
Lewis’s Aslan is a bold creative stroke that opens up environmental possibilities for Christianity.
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Poetry: Sure Solacer of Human Cares
For those trapped in gloom, Emily Bronte reminds us that the Imagination is there to provide us with solace.
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Lewis Carroll’s Revolt against “Reality”
“Alice in Wonderland” was Carroll’s protest against Victorian society.
How to Imagine Peace
For Levertov, peace is made in the act of imagining it.
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Bored Students, Don’t Forget Lyre Bird
Jacques Prévert’s lyre bird comes to the rescue of bored students everywhere.