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Hieroglyphics: A Note Upon Ecstasy In Literature is a book written by Arthur Machen, a Welsh author and mystic. The book explores the concept of ecstasy in literature, particularly in the context of the supernatural and the mystical. Machen argues that literature has the power... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Hieroglyphics by Arthur Machen

Reproduction of the original: Hieroglyphics by Arthur Machen

""Hieroglyphics: A Note Upon Ecstasy In Literature"" is a book written by Arthur Machen. In this book, Machen explores the concept of ecstasy in literature and how it has been portrayed throughout history. He delves into the works of various authors, including William Blake,... Read Full Overview

Fascinating mystical and artistic creed and a good-natured marvel of circumlocution. Practically everything Machen wrote in the 1890s had the touch of genius, and this even applies to his non-fiction, though this is actually presented as a fictional account from Machen's familiar... Read Full Overview

Fascinating mystical and artistic creed and a good-natured marvel of circumlocution. Practically everything Machen wrote in the 1890s had the touch of genius, and this even applies to his non-fiction, though this is actually presented as a fictional account from Machen's familiar... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview