The Complete Poetry of George MacDonald (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Book of Strife, in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul + Rampolli: Growths from a Long-planted Root + A Hidden Life Collection and Other PoemsBy George MacDonald
Length32h 5m
About this audiobook
The Complete Poetry of George MacDonald gathers the lyrical, devotional, and narrative verse of a writer better known for fantasy and theological romance, revealing the poetic imagination that undergirds all his work. These poems range from hymnic meditations and domestic lyrics to mythic and nature-infused reflections, written in a Victorian idiom shaped by Romantic inheritance, Christian symbolism, and moral earnestness. MacDonald's style is musical, transparent, and contemplative, often turning ordinary experience into an occasion for spiritual perception. George MacDonald (1824–1905), Scottish minister, novelist, poet, and visionary storyteller, brought to literature a distinctive fusion of faith, imagination, and ethical inquiry. His early career in the Congregational ministry, his lifelong engagement with German Romanticism, and his resistance to harsh Calvinist doctrines all inform the poems collected here. Like his fiction, the verse seeks not mere ornament but revelation: a way of seeing divine love at work in nature, childhood, suffering, and hope. This collection is recommended for readers of Victorian poetry, Christian literature, and the roots of modern fantasy. It offers a fuller understanding of MacDonald's artistic project and rewards those who value poetry as spiritual and imaginative discipline.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry
Length32 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 20, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Poetry of George MacDonald (Annotated)
24VOLUME II
2Introduction
25PARABLES
3Historical Context
26BALLADS
4Synopsis (Selection)
27MINOR DITTIES.
5THE POETICAL WORKS OF GEORGE MACDONALD
28MOTES IN THE SUN.
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6VOLUME I
29POEMS FOR CHILDREN
7WITHIN AND WITHOUT
30A THREEFOLD CORD:
8WITHIN AND WITHOUT (pt. 1)
31A THREEFOLD CHORD.
9WITHIN AND WITHOUT (pt. 2)
320 LORD, HOW HAPPY! (pt. 1)
10A HIDDEN LIFE.
330 LORD, HOW HAPPY! (pt. 2)
11A HIDDEN LIFE.
34SCOTS SONGS AND BALLADS.
12A STORY OF THE SEA-SHORE.
35A HIDDEN LIFE and Other Poems
13A STORY OF THE SEA-SHORE.
36POEMS. (pt. 1)
14THE DISCIPLE.
37POEMS. (pt. 2)
15THE DISCIPLE.
38POEMS. (pt. 3)
16THE GOSPEL WOMEN.
39EARLY POEMS.
17A BOOK OF SONNETS.
40THE GOSPEL WOMEN.
18ORGAN SONGS.
41A BOOK OF STRIFE, IN THE FORM OF THE DIARY OF AN OLD SOUL
19VIOLIN SONGS.
42RAMPOLLI: GROWTHS FROM A LONG-PLANTED ROOT (pt. 1)
20SONGS OF THE DAYS AND NIGHTS.
43RAMPOLLI: GROWTHS FROM A LONG-PLANTED ROOT (pt. 2)
21A BOOK OF DREAMS.
44Analysis
22ROADSIDE POEMS.
45Reflection
23TO AND OF FRIENDS.
46Memorable Quotes
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