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Lure of the Arcane: The Literature of Cult and Conspiracy

By Theodore Ziolkowski
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By Theodore Ziolkowski
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Explore 2,000 years of conspiracy in fiction.

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Fascination with the arcane is a driving force in this comprehensive survey of conspiracy fiction. Theodore Ziolkowski traces the evolution of cults, orders, lodges, secret societies, and conspiracies through various literary manifestations—drama, romance, epic, novel, opera—down to the thrillers of the twenty—first century.

Lure of the Arcane considers Euripides’s Bacchae, Andreae’s Chymical Wedding, Mozart’s Th...

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LiteratureLiterary CriticismLiterary TheoryLiterary Theory - General & Miscellaneous