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19. Apr. 2022 · The king of Elfland's daughter by Dunsany, Edward Plunkett Baron. Publication date 2001 Topics Fantasy, Elves -- Fiction, Elves Publisher London : Gollancz Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Ar ...
The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord DUNSANY (1878 - 1957)Genre(s): Literary FictionRead by: Michele Fry in EnglishChapters:00:00:00 - 01 - 01 Preface and ...
The King of Elfland’s Daughter is written in the pseudo-archaic prose style for which Dunsany is known. Some contemporaries thought the style did not suit a novel-length work, but contemporary Irish writer George Russell called the book “the most purely beautiful thing Lord Dunsany has written.” The book touches on a range of themes, including the longing for fantastical things lost, the ...
The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany After reading about Lord Dunsany’s The King of Elfland’s Daughter I went in search of it and found it at my university library. Reading it was quite a different experience for me, but people who aren’t prepared for the style of writing like I was might be disappointed, confused or scorning of the slow, dream-like pace, archetype characters ...
Obeying the immemorial custom, the lord sends his son Alveric to fetch the King of Elfland's daughter, Lirazel, to be his bride. He makes his way to Elfland, where time passes at a rate far slower than the real world, and wins her. They return to Erl and have a son, but in the manner of fairy brides of folklore, she fits uneasily with his people.
Meanwhile, the King of Elfland, missing his daughter greatly and fearing her demise, must utilize his limited sources of magic in order to get her back. The King of Elfland’s Daughter is a love story for the ages and a fairy tale in the truest sense of the word. First published in 1924, it remains one of the most beloved novels of the genre.
The protagonist, Alveric, marries the titular elf-king’s daughter, Lirazel, in chapter four. What really drives the plot is the turbulence of their different natures. Elves are unaccustomed to time and change, because they live outside it. When Lirazel gives in to her longing for home and returns to Elfland, she leaves Alveric and their ...
