DO WHAT THOU WILT P: A Life of Aleister Crowley

Sutin, Lawrence

ISBN 10: 0312288972 / ISBN 13: 9780312288976

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: DO WHAT THOU WILT P: A Life of Aleister Crowley
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312288972
• ISBN 13: 9780312288976
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Aleister Crowley was a blustery coward, an arrogant, misogynistic racist with fascist leanings, and a callous user, as often threatened by his sexuality as he claimed to be liberated by it. But he was also a groundbreaking poet and an iconoclastic visionary whose literary and cultural legacies extend far beyond the limits of his reputation. This controversial individual, a frightening mixture of egomania and self-loathing, has inspired passionate--but seldom fair--assesments by historians. Sutin, by treating Crowley as a cultural phenomenon, and not simply a sorcerer or a charlatan, convinces skeptic readers that the self-styled "Beast" remains a fascinating study in eccentricity.

About the Author

Lawrence Sutin is a professor in the M.F.A. program at Hamlin College and holds a J.D. from Harvard University. His works include Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick; Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance; and A Postcard Memoir.