{"product_id":"orts-essays-on-life-literature-and-imagination","title":"Orts: Essays on Life, Literature, and Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy George MacDonald\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge MacDonald’s literary merits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e in the estimation of C. S. Lewis, derive almost exclusively from his work in fantasy; this he did “better than any man.” Yet MacDonald wrote more than fantasy; his works span five books of theology, a dozen-plus volumes of poetry, and scores of essays and lectures. And while the quality of this additional literary yield might not have attained the same lofty heights as did his fantasy, it still delivers—in that happy blend of gravity and levity particular to MacDonald—a trove of wisdom and imaginative insight into the works and ways of both God and man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eI do not write for children, but for the childlike, whether of five, or fifty, or seventy-five. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGeorge MacDonald)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrts\u003c\/i\u003e (an archaic term for “leftovers”) is more than mere scraps from MacDonald’s literary table. Originally published in 1893 (as \u003ci\u003eA Dish of Orts\u003c\/i\u003e), the volume presents twelve essays on such topics as the imagination and its functions; Shakespeare and his genius, the poetry of Browning and Wordsworth, and a study of Shelley; two book reviews; and two sermons. Read in whole or in part, what MacDonald writes of a Browning poem will be found as equally true of these \u003ci\u003eOrts\u003c\/i\u003e: “powerful in their simplicity, and embodied in words of admirable force…full of pathos and humour; full of beauty and grandeur, earnestness and truth.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge MacDonald \u003c\/b\u003e(1824–1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and clergyman. Best known for his fairy tales and fantasy novels, MacDonald inspired and influenced such literary masters as W. H. Auden, G. K. Chesterton, and C. S. Lewis. His collected stories are \u003cspan style=\"color: #cc7722;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #cc7722;\" href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/george-macdonald\"\u003eavailable from Cluny\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in three volumes: \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Princess and Other Tales\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Shadows and Other Tales\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Gifts of the Christ Child and Other Tales\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685952570\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100038881647,"sku":"978-1685952570","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--970.jpg?v=1781124874","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/orts-essays-on-life-literature-and-imagination","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}