Lure Of The Arcane The Literature Of Cult And Conspiracy
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781421409580
Description: Fascination with the arcane is a driving force in this comprehensive survey of conspiracy fiction. Theodore Ziolkowski traces the evolution of cults, orders, lodges, secret societies, and conspiracies through various literary manifestations--drama, romance, epic, novel, opera--down to the thrillers of the twenty-first century.