Description: The European esoteric tradition was introduced into Russia in the eighteenth century by Freemasons and continued in Russian romantic literature of the early nineteenth century.This study, which conjoins historiographical methods developed by modern scholars of esoterica and formalist methods of textual analysis, reveals the role of that tradition in Russian romantic literature. It deals extensively with Decembrism, the political conspiracy so known after its culmination in a failed attempt to overthrow the tsarist autocracy in December 1825. The Decembrist writers and other romantics influenced by Freemasonry, including Kondraty Ryleyev, Alexander Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, and Alexander Pushkin, were adept in the application of thaumaturgical skills to literature. Thaumaturgy denotes the application of arcane skills, some derived from the Cabala, to both the interpretation and creation of encoded literary texts.The Esoteric Tradition in Russian Romantic Literature also deals with the relationships between Russia's national poet and those writers who made the first major attempt at a Russian revolution. Viewing these relationships through the prism of occult imagery used in various literary works, Leighton tells an engaging story of political intrigue and communication by secret codes. 2 SV
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Book Title: The Esoteric Tradition in Russian Romantic Literature
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Book Series: The Esoteric Tradition in Russian Romantic Literature
Original Language: English
Item Length: 9 in
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Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 1.1 in
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Features: Dust Jacket
Topic: Cultural History, Esotericism, Freemasonry, Literary History, Religious History, Russia, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Social History
Item Width: 6 in
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Age Level: Adults
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Intended Audience: Adults
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Edition: First Edition
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Publication Year: 1994
Type: Hardcover Book
Era: 1990s
Author: T.H. Rigby
Genre: History, Social Science
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 32 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
