Esoteric Tradition in Russian Romantic Literature

Esoteric Tradition in Russian Romantic Literature
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 0271041536
ISBN-13 : 9780271041537
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Download or read book Esoteric Tradition in Russian Romantic Literature written by Lauren G. Leighton and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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