The Invisible College: A Study of the Three Original Rosicrucian Texts (AMS STUDIES IN GERMAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE)

Three 17th-century texts laid the foundations for the Rosicrucian cult and are the focus of Dr Bieler's study. He traces the development of the tracts in subsequent centuries in German and European literature and in the popular imagination. Preface ........................................................................................................... 5 Introduction................................................................................................. 11 Theory: Work, Audience, Generic Code ............................................. 29 Fantasy and the Fantastic.......................................................................... 47 Science Fiction .......................................................................................... 73 The Rosicrucian Discourse....................................................................... 89 Continuations of the Rosicrucian Tradition ...................................... 103 Der EselKdnig ................................................................................... 103 St.Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian ........................................................... 104 Zanoni: A Rosicrucian Tale ........................................................... 106 Le Comte de Gabalis: ou Entretiens sur les sciences Secretes .. 112 Rosicrucians and Illuminati ........................................................... 114 Rosenkreuzerlegende.......................................................................... 115 Robert Anton Wilson....................................................................... 116 Foucault’s Pendulum ....................................................................... 124 Rosicrucian Texts as F act................................................................ 125 Conclusion.................................................................................................. 131 Bibliography ............................................................................................. 157 Primary Sources: .............................................................................. 157 Secondary Sources: .......................................................................... 159 Index........................................................................................................... 163 Introduction -- Theory: Work, Audience, Generic Code -- Fantasy And The Fantastic -- Science Fiction -- The Rosicrucian Discourse -- Continuations Of The Rosicrucian Tradition: Der Eselkonig ; St. Irvyne, Or The Rosicrucian ; Zanoni: A Rosicrucian Tale ; Le Comte De Gabalis: Ou Entretiens Sur Les Sciences Secretes ; Rosicrucians And Illuminati ; Rosendreuzerlegende ; Robert Anton Wilson ; Foucault's Pendulum ; Rosicrucian Texts As Fact -- Conclusion. Stanley W. Beeler. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [157]-162) And Index.