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British Poets and Secret Societies (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,323
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British Poets and Secret Societies (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover): Marie Mulvey-Roberts

British Poets and Secret Societies (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover)

Marie Mulvey-Roberts

Series: Routledge Revivals

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A surprisingly large number of English poets have either belonged to a secret society, or been strongly influenced by its tenets. One of the best known examples is Christopher Smart's membership of the Freemasons, and the resulting influence of Masonic doctrines on A Song to David. However, many other poets have belonged to, or been influenced by not only the Freemasons, but the Rosicrucians, Gormogons and Hell-Fire Clubs. First published in 1986, this study concentrates on five major examples: Smart, Burns, William Blake, William Butler Yeats and Rudyard Kipling, as well as a number of other poets. Marie Roberts questions why so many poets have been powerfully attracted to the secret societies, and considers the effectiveness of poetry as a medium for conveying secret emblems and ritual. She shows how some poets believed that poetry would prove a hidden symbolic language in which to reveal great truths. The beliefs of these poets are as diverse as their practice, and this book sheds fascinating light on several major writers.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Revivals
Release date: April 2014
First published: 1986
Authors: Marie Mulvey-Roberts
Dimensions: 216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-79620-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Syncretist & eclectic religions & belief systems > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Associations, clubs, societies > Freemasonry & secret societies
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Syncretist & eclectic religions & belief systems > General
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LSN: 1-138-79620-4
Barcode: 9781138796201

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