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magician-as-adventurer
Strange embodies the archetype of the magician as an explorer and adventurer, eager to engage with the unknown and reclaim the active role of magicians of old.
1 chapter across 1 book
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2004)Susanna Clarke
Chapter 81
Jonathan Strange enters Faerie through a magical forest that has overtaken Venice, experiencing the otherworldly environment and its peculiar inhabitants. He arrives at a large, ancient house that is revealed to be a brugh, where he finds a gathering of enchanted people dancing, including a figure resembling Sir Walter Pole's butler who warns him of hostility. Meanwhile, the fairy gentleman and his servant Stephen discuss Strange's unexpected presence and possible intentions, revealing tensions and fears about his arrival and its consequences.