The Rose and the Cross: Western Esotericism in Russian Silver Age Drama and Aleksandr Blok's The Rose and the CrossNew Grail Pub., 2008 - 194 páginas Here are two books in one: an extensive discussion of Western esotericism in relation to the most famous drama of the Russian Silver Age, The Rose and the Cross, along with a new translation of Aleksandr Blok's mysterious play. Blok was inspired by the occult revival that largely defined the Russian Silver Age, and his play dramatizes his replies to the characteristically Gnostic questions ""Who are we? What have we become? Where were we? Whither have we been cast?"" In his comprehensive introduction to and commentary on The Rose and the Cross, Lance Gharavi reveals how Blok, in this highly symbolic drama, drew from the Western esoteric tradition sof Gnosticism, Kabbalism, Hermetism, and alchemy in order to create his own masterwork, here complete with Blok's own annotations. |
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Adam Albigensian alchemical Aleksandr Blok alien Alisa Aliscan Anthropos antimythic associated awakening Bertran and Izora black rose Blok writes Blok's blood Cathars Chaplain character Christ Christian circumference connection contrariety Corpus Hermeticum Count cross crow darkness death desire Divine Feminine divine spark double drama dream duality earthly erotic esoteric esotericism externalization fairy figure Fisherman Gaetan Gaetan's song gnosis Gnostic literature Godhead Gospel of Thomas Gradlon heart hermetic Holy humankind identifies Jesus journey Joy-Suffering Kabbalah Ker-Is King Knight-Misfortune light lover Lower Sophia manifest material realm material world means mist Montfort Morgana mundane mystery mystic Nag Hammadi Library narratives negation passion Pilgrim play Pleroma quest rebirth romantic Russian Saint James salvation savior scene Scholem secret Sefiroth sexual Shekhinah sing Sir Knight Solov'ev spiritual story strange suffering sword symbol symbolists Teatr Toulousain road Toulouse transformation Tree of Knowledge Trimorphic Protennoia Troménec unification union unity of oppositions weavers Zohar