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Terror and Ecstasy: Arthur Machen's "Hill of Dreams"

Published on: March 3 2020 Last updated on: April 27 2022 Written by: Marco Maculotti Categorized into: Esotericism, folklore, Italian Literature, Mito, Characters, Guests Book, History of Religions

Arthur Machen was born on March 3, 1863, one of the greatest writers of Fantastic literature of his time and, together with WB Yeats, one of the most important standard bearers of the so-called «Celtic Revival». After having already reviewed on our pages his work before him, "The Great God Pan", We now turn to his third novel," The Hill of Dreams "(1907), perhaps his greatest masterpiece by virtue of the indissoluble union, here as never before, between the two dichotomous aspects of the Sacred in the Gaelic tradition: the terrifying and the ecstatic one.

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The Green Ray

Published on: June 24 2019 Last updated on: June 25 2019 Written by: Alexander Gabetta Categorized into: Esotericism, Italian Literature, Psychology, History of Religions

If The Green Ray enjoys a certain fame following the cinematic success of Eric Rohmer's film of the same name, less known are other appearances, both literary and esoteric, of the light that returns hope and confirmations to those who dare to go. over after losing course and landmarks.

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