The Influence of Mysticism on 20th Century British and American Literature

The Influence of Mysticism on 20th Century British and American Literature
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9780786480029
ISBN-13 : 0786480025
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Book Synopsis The Influence of Mysticism on 20th Century British and American Literature by : David Garrett Izzo

Download or read book The Influence of Mysticism on 20th Century British and American Literature written by David Garrett Izzo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, Æ (George Russell), T.S. Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, Auden, Huxley, Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Tony Kushner, among others.


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