Gothic Immortals (Routledge Revivals)
The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross
Published on 5. May 2016
253 pages
978-1-317-20641-5 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1990, this book represents the first full-length study of into the group of novels designated 'Rosicrucian' and traces the emergence of this distinct fictional genre, revealing a continuous occult tradition running through seemingly diverse literary texts. Taking the Enlightenment as a starting point, the author shows how the physician's secular appropriation of the idea of eternal life, through the study of longevity and physical decay, attracted writers like William Godwin. It focuses on the bodily immortality of the Rosicrucian hero and investigates the novels of five major writers - Godwin, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, Maturin, and Bulwer-Lytton.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
4 s/w Abbildungen
4 Illustrations, black and white
File size
5,94 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-20641-5 (9781317206415)
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Gothic Immortals (Routledge Revivals)
The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross
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Marie Mulvey-Roberts
Gothic Immortals (Routledge Revivals)
The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross
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04/2016
1st Edition
Routledge
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Content
List of plates; Acknowledgements; 1. The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross 2. William Godwin's Darkness of Enlightenment 3. Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Gothic Immortal 4. Mary Shelley and the Mortal Immortal 5. Maturin and the Rosicrucian Heresy 6. Bulwer-Lytton and the Rose and Cross 7. The Problem of Immortality; Appendix: Sadak The Wanderer; Bibliography; Index
