Hieroglyphics (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

A Note Upon Ecstasy in Literature

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
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Author: Arthur Machen ISBN: 9781411451575
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publication: April 19, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble Language: English
Author: Arthur Machen
ISBN: 9781411451575
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication: April 19, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble
Language: English

In Hieroglyphics, published in 1902 and written in the guise of “an obscure literary hermit,” Machen states his creed as a writer. He discourses on the nature of art, concluding that true literature must convey a sense of ecstasy. This is a pioneering and influential work of literary theory.

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In Hieroglyphics, published in 1902 and written in the guise of “an obscure literary hermit,” Machen states his creed as a writer. He discourses on the nature of art, concluding that true literature must convey a sense of ecstasy. This is a pioneering and influential work of literary theory.

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