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Gothic Immortals (Routledge Revivals): The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross

Marie Mulvey-Roberts

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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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gothic Immortals (Routledge Revivals): The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross. To get started finding Gothic Immortals (Routledge Revivals): The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 239

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Routledge

Release: 2016

ISBN: 131720641X

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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gothic Immortals (Routledge Revivals): The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross. To get started finding Gothic Immortals (Routledge Revivals): The Fiction of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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