What Do We Know? - Softcover

Machen, Arthur

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798989944910

Publisher: Darkly Bright Press & Design, L. L. C., 2024

Synopsis

"For in a world of uncertainty this one thing is absolutely certain: that we have no real knowledge of any material thing whatsoever. The only real knowledge is of spiritual things, and that is in the possession of the saints, the poets, and the painters."

In the late 1920s, Arthur Machen explored mystery as a columnist for a weekly newspaper, The Observer. Every Sunday, readers discovered delightful and curious investigations into the strange and the unusual. Though it lasted only a year, Machen's column found a lively and interactive audience as he discussed Grail legends, fairy stories, psychic phenomena, myth-making, and among other queer things, his own experience with a ghost. As with the previous volumes in this informal series, A Reader of Curious Books and Mist and Mystery, this installment will grant Machen enthusiasts and scholars access to a body of fine work which has been largely inaccessible for nearly a century

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About the Authors

Arthur Machen (1863-1947) charted a lonely and curious course through literature. Though never widely known, his work in horror fiction has gained him an appreciation from a small circle of admirers over the years. Yet, as adept as he may have been in creating tales of horror, a careful study of his body of work illustrates there is more to explore and discover about the Welsh writer. At times, one finds a brilliant essayist or a pragmatic journalist, a gifted storyteller of mystery and fantasy, or a Christian apologist. Despite this breadth, Machen worked in an idiosyncratic style and kept doggedly to the theme which concerned him most: ecstasy as the highest purpose of art and that which is most beneficial to Man.

Christopher Tompkins is an independent researcher, lecturer and founder of Darkly Bright Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Darkly Bright Press & Design, L. L. C.
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798989944910
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162
• Editor: Tompkins Christopher