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A Dark Muse: A History of the Occult

by Gary Lachman

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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 siècle, 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.

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From being a crucial influence on the Renaissance to developing into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists, this hidden history of the occult features essays by noted writers and thinkers, from William Blake to H.G. Wells.

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ISBN:

9781560256564

Author:

Lachman, Gary

Publisher:

Basic Books (AZ)

Subject:

Occultism

Subject:

Modern - General

Subject:

BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Occultism

Subject:

Motivational

Subject:

World History-1650 to Present

Edition Number:

Second Edition

Edition Description:

Second Edition

Publication Date:

20041231

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Pages:

378

Dimensions:

3400x500

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Product details 378 pages Thunder's Mouth Press - 2004-12-00 English 9781560256564 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Libri, From being a crucial influence on the Renaissance to developing into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists, this hidden history of the occult features essays by noted writers and thinkers, from William Blake to H.G. Wells.