Format:
xviii, 193 pages
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9781628924176
,
9781628924183
,
9781628924190
Content:
"Modernist poet H.D. had many visionary and paranormal experiences throughout her life. Although Sigmund Freud worried that they might be 'symptoms,' she rebelled, educating herself in the alternative world of the occult and spiritualism in order to transform the raw material into a mythical autobiography woven throughout her poetry, prose, and life-writing. The astral H.D. narrates the fascinating story of how she used the occult to transform herself, and provides surprising revelations about her friendships and conflicts with famous figures-such as Sigmund Freud and the Battle of Britain war hero Hugh Dowding-along the way"--
Content:
"Modernist poet H.D. had many visionary and paranormal experiences throughout her life. Although Sigmund Freud worried that they might be 'symptoms,' she rebelled, educating herself in the alternative world of the occult and spiritualism in order to transform the raw material into a mythical autobiography woven throughout her poetry, prose, and life-writing. The astral H.D. narrates the fascinating story of how she used the occult to transform herself, and provides surprising revelations about her friendships and conflicts with famous figures-such as Sigmund Freud and the Battle of Britain war hero Hugh Dowding-along the way"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189) and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Robinson, Matte, 1976 - The astral H.D New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016 ISBN 9781501304859
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781628924190
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781628924183
Language:
English
Keywords:
H. D. 1886-1961
;
Okkultismus
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