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Refiguring George Macdonald: Science And The Realist Novel, Karl Hoenzsch
Refiguring George Macdonald: Science And The Realist Novel, Karl Hoenzsch
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
This article analyzes George MacDonald’s realist novels. It looks at how David Elginbrod, Alec Forbes of Howglen, and Lilith engage with scientific discourse and epistemological concerns of the period. These scientific and epistemological dealings include a positive evaluation of evolution, a resistance to pseudoscience and Calvinism, an endorsement of non-dualism, and an analysis of scientific models and methods. The generic classification of Lilith as a realist novel with fantastical elements is discussed.