| The Influence of Mysticism on 20th Century British and American Literature Contributor(s): Izzo, David Garrett (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786441062 ISBN-13: 9780786441068 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: This volume discusses the relationships between the philosophy of Mysticism, which traces its lineage back into prehistory, with that of the world of more traditional philosophy and literature. The author argues for the centrality of mysticisms role in the philosophical and artistic development of western culture. The connections between these worlds are underscored as the author examines the works of Heraclitus, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Iris Murdoch, Yeats, AE (George Russell), T.S. Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, Auden, Huxley, Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Tony Kushner, among others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.938 |
| LCCN: 2009009753 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 191 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume discusses the relationships between the philosophy of Mysticism, which traces its lineage back into prehistory, with that of the world of more traditional philosophy and literature. The author argues for the centrality of mysticism's role in the philosophical and artistic development of western culture. The connections between these worlds are underscored as the author examines the works of Heraclitus, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Iris Murdoch, Yeats, (George Russell), T.S. Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, Auden, Huxley, Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Tony Kushner, among others. |