The Masons and the Mysteries in 18th Century Drama: Three Masonic Comedies: Pierre Clément, Les Fri-Maçons; Carlo Goldoni, Le Donne Curiose; Francesco

by Matthew Leigh

The fathers of modern freemasonry sought a classical pedigree for their rituals and forms of association. This volume offers the first academic study of how freemasons writing in the first half of the 18th century deployed their knowledge of antiquity to bolster this claim and how the creative literature of the period reflected their ideas. The scholarly investigation of freemasonry is a relatively new phenomenon. The writings of active freemasons...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110676192
• ISBN13: 9783110676198
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"