˜Theœ Influence of Mysticism on 20th Century British and American Literature

This volume discusses the relationships between the philosophy of Mysticism, which traces its lineage back into prehistory, with that of the world of more traditional philosophy and literature. The author argues for the centrality of mysticism's role in the philosophical and artistic development of western culture. The connections between these worlds are underscored as the author examines the works of Heraclitus, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Iris Murdoch, Yeats, Æ (George Russell), T.S. Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, Auden, Huxley, Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Tony Kushner, among others. This Volume Discusses The Relationships Between The Philosophy Of Mysticism With That Of The World Of More Traditional Philosophy And Literature. The Connections Between These Worlds Are Underscored As The Author Examines The Works Of Heraclitus, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Iris Murdoch, Yeats, Ae (george Russell), T.s. Eliot, Woolf, Auden, Huxley, Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, And Tony Kushner, Among Others--provided By Publisher. Vedanta And Theosophy: Preludes To A New Literature -- Aldous Huxley And W.h. Auden: Mysticism As A Literary Theory -- Mystical Philosophy As Applied To Philosophers And Literary Theorists -- Mystical Theory Applied To 20th Century British Literature -- Mystical Theory As Applied To 20th Century American Literature. David Garrett Izzo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 167-179) And Index. This volume discusses the relationships between the philosophy of Mysticism, which traces its lineage back into prehistory, with that of the world of more traditional philosophy and literature. The author argues for the centrality of mysticism's role in the philosophical and artistic development of western culture. The connections between these worlds are underscored as the author examines the works of Heraclitus, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Iris Murdoch, Yeats, AE (George Russell), T.S. Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, Auden, Huxley, Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Tony Kushner, among others Cover 1 Contents 6 Preface: The Man of Steel as Mystic 8 Introduction: The Comet That Changed the World 12 1. Vedanta and Theosophy: Preludes to a New Literature 20 2. Aldous Huxley and W.H. Auden: Mysticism as a Literary Theory 30 3. Mystical Philosophy as Applied to Philosophers and Literary Theorists 70 4. Mystical Theory Applied to 20th Century British Literature 100 5. Mystical Theory as Applied to 20th Century American Literature 136 Chapter Notes 170 Bibliography 174 Index 188 This volume discusses the relationships between the philosophy of Mysticism with that of the world of more traditional philosophy and literature. The connections between these worlds are underscored as the author examines the works of Heraclitus, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Iris Murdoch, Yeats, AE (George Russell), T.S. Eliot, Woolf, Auden, Huxley, Lessing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Tony Kushner, among others --Provided by publisher.