‘The Light Princess Suite’: No. 6. “…gravitas…”
by Matthew Roy, University of California Santa Barbara Listen to the music and investigate more below: The final chapter of The Light Princess is a moment of overflow. Despite all […]
by Matthew Roy, University of California Santa Barbara Listen to the music and investigate more below: The final chapter of The Light Princess is a moment of overflow. Despite all […]
by Matthew Roy, University of California (Santa Barbara). Illustration by Christi Williams (from Chapter Nine, ‘Put Me In Again’). “‘How do you know I am a prince, princess?’ said the […]
by Matthew Roy, University of California Santa Barbara Listen to the Suite here, and investigate more below: MacDonald’s vividly grotesque witch ranks “among the most extravagant fairy tale villains” (see […]
by John Chamberlain, John Chamberlain Art and Illustration, Leeds, UK Each Saturday I would visit Stefan’s flat, a 221B Baker Street style building worthy of Sherlock Holmes. Since our decision […]
by Matthew Roy, University of California (Santa Barbara). Illustration by Christi Williams (from Chapter Six, ‘She Laughs Too Much’). Of all the pieces in The Light Princess Suite, the musical […]
by Stefan Smith Aldwych Music, Lincolnshire “Off, Lilith!” -the kabala The Conception: Part One During the great floods of 2012, we were sat in the bar of a cinema in […]
by John Chamberlain, John Chamberlain Design, York, U.K. I first encountered George Macdonald’s writings as a teenager when searching for a new book to read. I found myself drawn to […]
by Matthew Roy, University of California (Santa Barbara); illustration from Chapter Ten (‘Look at the Moon’) by Christi Williams Listen to the music here, then investigate more below. “The […]
By Matthew Roy, University of California, Santa Barbara You can listen to the Suite No.1. below, and read The Light Princess here : I composed ‘The Light Princess Suite’ as a collection […]
In Chapters 10 and 14 of The Light Princess, the Prince seeks to waken the Light Princess’s sympathy through the use of song. In both cases he moves the princess, […]
By Stefania Tondo, Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa di Napoli Read the story here. Listen and investigate below: Chapter Fourteen leaves us with the sun just risen and the […]
by Bill Gray, University of Chichester Read the chapter here. Listen and investigate more below: The title of Chapter 13, ‘Here I Am’—echoing Abraham when commanded to sacrifice his only […]
by George Bodmer, Indiana University (Northwest) Read the chapter here. Listen to the chapter and investigate more below: The previous chapter, “Where Is the Prince?,” has ended with the warning […]
by Megan Fraser, Regent College Read the chapter here. Listen to the story and investigate more below: Chapter Twelve is the theological lynchpin of George MacDonald‘s “The Light Princess.” Princess Makemnoit’s […]
by Jan Susina, Illinois State University Read the chapter here. Listen and investigate more below: Once again George MacDonald shows his playful skill with the multiple meaning of words. “Hiss!” […]
By Patrick Maiwald University of Giessen Read the chapter here. Listen and investigate more below: In the preceding chapter the perspective has shifted from the princess to the newly-introduced character […]