Inklings Institute Event with Ron Dart: Novalis, George MacDonald and German Romanticism

Date/Time
Date(s) - October 24, 2023
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location
Trinity Western University (Norma Marion Alloway Library)

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There has been a tendency for scholars, when reflecting on the life and prolific writings of George MacDonald, to focus on his works of imagination, novels, sermons and literary criticism. And yet, his first published booklet was Novalis’ Spiritual Songs (1851) and his larger book, Exotics (1876), was a treatment of significant German Romantics. It is virtually impossible to understand MacDonald without being immersed in German Romantic thought and literature, and Ron Dart’s reflection will explore this topic.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Ron Dart is a professor at St. Stephen’s University and a long-time member of TWU’s Inklings Institute. He has published widely on the Inklings, Thomas Merton, George Grant and Stephen Leacock, and is an avid mountaineer.

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