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OverviewIn this pioneering scholarly work on occult symbols in literature, the reader is offered a vivid look into how W.B. Yeats, T.S. Eliot, and Franz Kafka—three masters of symbolic expression—utilized Tarot cards in their poetry and prose. Focusing on the Tarot's ancient associations with divine knowledge, its pictorial representation of both the Jewish and Christian Cabala, and the Tarot's more recent pedestrian affiliation with the occult, June Leavitt skillfully demonstrates how Yeats, Eliot, and Kafka align themselves in their uniquely individual ways with the Tarot symbols' mapping of reality. Paying close attention to the mystical nuances of the Tarot, Ms. Leavitt shows how Tarot symbols allow for radically new readings of the texts in which they are situated, and play a transformative role in the three writers' search for God. This search remained indecisive for Kafka, resulted in Eliot's conversion to Anglo-Catholicism, and went hand in hand with Yeats' passion for pagan gods and angels. Visit the author's website at http://www.spiritualityteaching.com. Full Product DetailsAuthor: June LeavittPublisher: University Press of America Imprint: University Press of America Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.381kg ISBN: 9780761836735ISBN 10: 076183673 Pages: 154 Publication Date: 15 June 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents"Part 1 List of Illustrations Part 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 The Hermetic Magician: ""Red Hanrahan"" Chapter 5 The Cards in Madam Sosostris's Hand: An Empty Sign System Chapter 6 The Tarot in Kafka Chapter 7 Tarot and the Spiritual Autobiography of T.S. Eliot Chapter 8 The Psychic Symbols of Frank Kafka Chapter 9 Tarot and the Masked Life of W.B. Yeats Chapter 10 Putting All the Cards on the Table Part 11 Bibliography"ReviewsLeavitt's book maps out the Tarot and its symbolic world in the sphere of literary criticism more clearly than any other work on this subject. For those who wish to more fully enter the symbolic world of Yeats, Eliot, and Kafka, Esoteric Symbols will guide them and enrich their understanding of a subject too often obscured by prejudice. Even though Yeats, Eliot, and Kafka wrote in an age of materialism, as artists they were nevertheless drawn to the symbolic world of the Tarot, rich in an iconographic language that is both subtle and seductive despite its rivalry with twentieth century cynicism.--Kruger, Kathryn Sullivan Author InformationJune Leavitt is an independent scholar and writer who has received much critical acclaim for her books and articles. She is the creator of a college course on spirituality in literature that she has taught at the Overseas Students Program at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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