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Bezig met laden... Etidorpha The End of Earth (1895)door John Uri Lloyd
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Oddly haunting book about a forced journey into the interior of the earth. Very long winded, 1/3 story to 2/3's lecture on science, metaphysics, dangers of alcoholism etc. Tough to dig through but interesting. ( ) I had to give it 3 stars because this particular edition was missing a chapter and had the same chapter twice. As for the story itself it was great. Some of the dialogue had a Socratic element to it, and it kind of had a reverse "Cave Allegory" twist to it, rather than finding further light outside of the depths of the cave, the sought further light starting from the surface and descending deeper. This book was littered with Masonic symbolism which I obviously love. Would definitely read it again just to pick up on some of the allegorical symbolism that I likely missed. Etidorhpa is the vishuddha chakra of the long nineteenth century: It is a maddeningly metatextual initiatory fantasy, Masonic-Rosicrucian psychopharmaceutical philosophy to make steampunks cry, a hollow earth odyssey with laboratory experiments you can try at home, a vision of the End from which all arises. And possibly a key to hidden treasure. Supplemented with the awesomeness of J. Augustus Knapp's illustrations. "Science thought begins in the brain of man; science provings end all things with the end of the material brain of man. Beware of your own brain." --I Am the Man (191) This venerable hollow earth novel with five or so madding narrative threads (Masons, anyone?) is not only the most bizzare fantasy I've ever read, the phantasmagorical illustrations all by themselves offer up a truly unique outlier slice of sense of wonder. The eyeless humanoid who is all eye, for example, Virgil and psychopomp of the main narrative, is one of the most fantastic entities ever conceived. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The Best, most complete version of this cult classic. First published in 1895, this work has survived as a cult book. It starts with an occult student who is surprised by a ghostly, uninvited guest, who came to unveil his past as a member of a secret society which he betrayed; his punishment for this? A journey inside the hollow earth, to slowly abandon his humanity and to be a keeper of knowledge and something else... A journey to ETIDORHPA. To say this is an early science fiction narrative wouldn't be enough, to add that this is a fantastic story about an initiate's journey to the earth's interior, a compendium of scientific hypothesis that goes from geology to metaphysics, an illustration of the miseries and hopes of men; that would, at least, be a better example to describe this singular work, inasmuch as this great narration contains multiple layers of interpretation. This Extended Edition includes: Three extra chapters from a 1901 edition (not found on other modern reprints!) Five pages of an incomplete Etidorhpa sequel by John Uri Lloyd. Fully illustrated. 65B&W illustrations. Including all illustrations from previous editions Can you discover the hidden messages in Etidorhpa? Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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