The Dedalus Occult Reader
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The Dedalus Occult Reader
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Author : Gary Lachman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Dedalus Occult Reader written by Gary Lachman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Fiction categories.
The fiction discussed in Gary Lachman's highly praised The Dedalus Book of the Occult. - Passages from Valery Bruisov, Andre Bely, William Beckford, Honore Balzac, William Beckford, Jacques Cazotte, J.K.Huysmans, Bulwer-Lytton, de Maupassant, de Nerval, Goethe, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Arthur Machen, Gustav Meyrink, Jan Potocki and Robert Irwin. - Wide-ranging publicity from The Guardian, Independent on Sunday to Fortean Times and occult magazines. - Author tour to promote the book. People have enjoyed stories of magic and the supernatural for ages, but in the late 18th century, tales of the occult became something more than a source of entertainment, or the means of enjoying the thrill of the strange and unknown. Drawing on the tradition of 'rejected knowledge', at the dawn of the modern age, numerous writers found in the occult a powerful antidote to the rising scientification of human experience. In these reports from the dark side, the weird, enigmatic and unexplainable became symbols of the human spirit's resistance to the new rational world. Dedalus Occult Reader brings together for the first time a unique collection of European fiction, offering some of the finest flowers and bizarr
The Dedalus Meyrink Reader
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Author : Gustav Meyrink
language : en
Publisher: Dedalus European Classics
Release Date : 2010
The Dedalus Meyrink Reader written by Gustav Meyrink and has been published by Dedalus European Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Fiction categories.
Gustav Meyrink is now considered to be one of the most important German language novelists of the 20th century. This collection of stories illustrates Meyrink's fondness for the bizarre and the grotesque which reflects his personal interest in occult works.
The Dedalus Book Of The 1960s
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Author : Gary Lachman
language : en
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Release Date : 2022-01-23
The Dedalus Book Of The 1960s written by Gary Lachman and has been published by SCB Distributors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-23 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
It is the 60s – yes it is magic, sex, drugs and rock and roll. In The Dedalus Book of the 1960s: Turn Off Your Mind, Gary Lachman uncovers the Love Generation's roots in occultism and explores the dark side of the Age of Aquarius. His provocative revision of the 1960s counterculture links Flower Power to mystical fascism, and follows the magical current that enveloped luminaries like the Beatles, Timothy Leary and the Rolling Stones, and darker stars like Charles Manson, Anton LaVey, and the Process Church of the Final Judgment. Acclaimed by satanists and fundamentalist Christians alike, this edition includes a revised text incorporating new material on the 'suicide cult' surrounding Carlos Castaneda; the hippy serial killer Charles Sobhraj; the strange case of Ira Einhorn, 'the Unicorn'; the CIA and ESP; the new millennialism and more. From H.P. Lovecraft to the Hell’s Angels, find out how the Morning of the Magicians became the Night of the Living Dead.
The Fiery Angel
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Author : Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov
language : en
Publisher: Dedalus European Classics
Release Date : 2005
The Fiery Angel written by Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov and has been published by Dedalus European Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Fiction categories.
People have enjoyed stories of magic and the supernatural for ages, but in the late 18th century, tales of the occult became something more than a source of thrilling entertainment. At the dawn of the modern age, numerous writers found in the occult a powerful antidote to the rising scientification of human experience. In these reports from the dark side, the weird, enigmatic and unexplainable became symbols of the human spirit's resistance to the new rational world. The Dedalus Occult Reader brings together for the first time a unique collection of European fiction, including passages from Valery Bruisov, Andre Bely, William Beckford, Honore Balzac, Jacques Cazotte, J.K. Huysmans, Bulwer-Lytton, de Maupassant, de Nerval, Goethe, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Arthur Machen, Gustav Meyrink, Jan Potocki and Robert Irwin, offering some of the finest flowers and bizarre blooms from the hermetic gardens of literary occultism.
The Dedalus Book Of Literary Suicides
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Author : Gary Lachman
language : en
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Release Date : 2024-05-20
The Dedalus Book Of Literary Suicides written by Gary Lachman and has been published by SCB Distributors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'Lachman's goal to write a book 'on writers who had killed themselves or had tried to, or had written about suicide at some length or depth' would be immense. To qualify, the author requires the suicide to be in some way 'interesting'. Thus we have the philosopher Philipp Mainlander, who killed himself because of the second law of thermodynamics; Zeno, who purportedly hanged himself after stubbing his toe on a turtle; and Yukio Mishima's sensational and bloody hara-kiri performance Suicides are arranged by type: Existential suicides brought on by metaphysical issues, emotionally rich Romantic suicides; political suicides; manic-depressive mortal coil shuffling a la Sylvia Plath; and the bizarre and often nonchalant suicides of many Surrealists. Lachman focuses on little known or forgotten characters such as Polish avant garde figure Witkacy; Thomas Chatterton, 'the original tragic Romantic genius'; narcissistic publisher Harry Crosby; and the tormented Austrian poet Georg Trakl. The second part of Dead Letters is a selection of writings about suicide whose real value lies in Lachman's research and his knack of smoothly relating obscure biographical tidbits and philosophical ideas. This work on a grim subject never becomes overly morbid and Lachman remains respectful of his troubled subjects. Suicide is not recommended, but this volume surely is. Splendid summary of self destruction.' Mike Pursley in Fortean Times
Politics And The Occult
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Author : Gary Lachman
language : en
Publisher: Quest Books
Release Date : 2012-12-16
Politics And The Occult written by Gary Lachman and has been published by Quest Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-16 with Political Science categories.
The gritty business of politics is not something we usually associate with the occult. But esoteric beliefs have influenced the destiny of nations since the time of ancient Egypt and China, when decisions of state were based on portents and astrology, to today, when presidents and prime ministers privately consult self-proclaimed seers. Politics and the Occult offers a lively history of this enduring phenomenon. Author and cultural pundit Gary Lachman provocativly questions whether the separation of church and state so dear to modern political philosophy should be maintained. A few of his fascinating topics include the fate of the Knights Templar and the medieval Gnostic Cathars, the occult roots of America and the French Revolution in Freemasonry, Gurdjieff and the swastika, Soviet interest in UFOs, the CIA and LSD, the Age of Aquarius, the millenarian politics that inform the struggle with Islamic terrorism, fundamentalism, and more.
A Dark Muse
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Author : Gary Lachman
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2009-09-09
A Dark Muse written by Gary Lachman and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-09 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The occult was a crucial influence on the Renaissance, and it obsessed the popular thinkers of the day. But with the Age of Reason, occultism was sidelined; only charlatans found any use for it. Occult ideas did not disappear, however, but rather went underground. It developed into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists. Works of brilliance, sometimes even of genius, were produced under its influence. In A Dark Muse, Lachman discusses the Enlightenment obsession with occult politics, the Romantic explosion, the futuristic occultism of the fin de sièe, and the deep occult roots of the modernist movement. Some of the writers and thinkers featured in this hidden history of western thought and sensibility are Emanuel Swedenborg, Charles Baudelaire, J. K. Huysmans, August Strindberg, William Blake, Goethe, Madame Blavatsky, H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, and Malcolm Lowry.
The Caretakers Of The Cosmos
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Author : Gary Lachman
language : en
Publisher: Floris Books
Release Date : 2013-08-22
The Caretakers Of The Cosmos written by Gary Lachman and has been published by Floris Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-22 with Science categories.
Drawing on esoteric, spritual and philosophical thought, this book cononsiders the all-important question -- why are we here? -- and offers a counter-argument to the current nihilsm prevalent in our world.
The Dedalus Book Of Literary Suicides
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Author : Gary Lachman
language : en
Publisher: Dedalus Concept Books
Release Date : 2008
The Dedalus Book Of Literary Suicides written by Gary Lachman and has been published by Dedalus Concept Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Literary Criticism categories.
Writers have been killing themselves for centuries. From Petronius in ancient Rome to the 20th Century Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima, writers, more than any other kind of artist, have taken their own lives in an extraordinary number of ways. With bullets, poison, drugs and swords, poets, playwrights, novelists and philosophers have sent themselves off into the big sleep. Others, one step shy of that last exit, have made great literature about the urge to self-destruction. For the first time, Gary Lachman investigates the many links between self-death and the written word, bringing together an unusual gallery of literary greats and a host of other fatal characters. Typically for Dedalus, the covers gorgeous. Sasha Selavie in QX International Dead Letters ultimately proves to be at once stimulating and thought-provoking and the section devoted to various suicidal writings is most diverting. Peter Burton in One80 Reviews
Historical Dictionary Of Fantasy Literature
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Author : Allen Stroud
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-06-12
Historical Dictionary Of Fantasy Literature written by Allen Stroud and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-12 with Literary Collections categories.
Fantasy is a genre in motion, gradually expanding its reach and historical sources to embrace a global identity Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature, Second Edition is a snapshot of the genre in this moment, identifying new themes and sources that are emerging to inspire, enhance and invigorate the published works of fantasy writers.