The influence of mysticism on 20th century British and American literature
By: David Garrett Izzo.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780786441068
Subjects: English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Mysticism and literature -- Great Britain; Mysticism and literature -- United States; Mysticism in literature
Other titles: Influence of mysticism on twentieth century British and American literature
Description: "This volume discusses the relationships between the philosophy of Mysticism with that of the world of more traditional philosophy and literature. The connections between these worlds are underscored as the author examines the works of Heraclitus, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Iris Murdoch, Yeats, AE (George Russell), T.S. Eliot, Woolf, Auden, Huxley, Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Tony Kushner, among others"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Vedanta and theosophy: preludes to a new literature; title: Aldous Huxley and W.H. Auden: mysticism as a literary theory; title: Mystical philosophy as applied to philosophers and literary theorists; title: Mystical theory applied to 20th century British literature; title: Mystical theory as applied to 20th century American literature.