The Occult: A Sourcebook of Esoteric Wisdom by Nevill Drury

The Occult: A Sourcebook of Esoteric Wisdom by Nevill Drury

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The Occult: A Sourcebook of Esoteric Wisdom by Nevill Drury

This volume makes accessible for the first time in English Wackenroder's Herzensergiessungen eines kunstliebenden Klosterbruders (1787). One of the most important documents of early German Romanticism, the Confessions from the Heart of an Art-Loving Friar elevated Albrecht D rer to a position of significance in art history, strongly influenced the Pre-Raphaelite School of painting and the Nazarenes, and had a deep impact on such other Romantic authors as Tieck, the Schlegels, Hoffmann, von Arnim, and Brentano. In the realm of music, Wackenroder's nuclear ideas are realized in the compositions of Mendelssohn, Liszt, Berlioz, and Wagner.

Mary Hurst Schubert has produced a gifted, fluent English translation that retains the flowing style and emotion-laden tone of the original German. She also includes all of the contributions to the 1799 edition of Phantasien ber die Kunst f r Freunde der Kunst (Fantasies on Art for Friends of Art) that are generally acknowledged to be Wackenroder's work. Preceding the translated texts, Schubert provides a lengthy and valuable introduction that surveys the history of Wackenroder criticism and takes an exciting new approach to the Confessions. The volume is further enhanced by critical annotations to the translated texts, illustrations, a chronological list of all known editions of Wackenroder's writings, and an extensive bibliography of Wackenroder research.

Drury, Nevill: - Dr Nevill Drury is best known for his publications on modern Western magic, shamanism and visionary art. For many years he worked in the Australian book industry as an editor and art book publisher and in 2008 he received his Ph.D from the University of Newcastle for a dissertation on the art and magic of Rosaleen Norton. Currently living on the New South Wales south coast, he now works as a full-time writer and occasional university lecturer. Nevill's books have been published in 25 countries.
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ISBN 13 9780760706909
ISBN 10 0760706905
Titel The Occult: A Sourcebook of Esoteric Wisdom
Autor Nevill Drury
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Barnes And Noble
Seitenanzahl 160
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