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Hermeticismor Hermetism Italian ErmetismoModernist poetic movement originating in Italy in the early 20th century. Works produced within the movement are characterized by unorthodox structure, illogical sequences, and highly subjective language. Its formalistic devices were partly derived from Futurism, but the cryptic brevity, obscurity, and involution of the Hermetics was forced on them by fascist censors. Giuseppe Ungaretti, Salvatore Quasimodo, and Eugenio Montale were the principal exponents of the movement, which was named for Hermes Trismegistos, a reputed author of occult symbolic works (see Hermetic writings). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hermetic Philosophy was an ancient Egyptian form of wisdom that taught the novel concept that it was the mind that shaped reality. 1588-1658) was a physician, a Paracelsian, and the author of a treatise on the plague and several works of alchemy, spagyric medicine, and Hermetic philosophy. Among the various subjects of which he manages to present elegant, concise, and illuminating accounts are "natural" language theory, Pythagorean number symbolism, medieval ritual magic, Roger Bacon's and al-Kindi's theories of celestial influences, Jewish and Christian kabbalah, Florentine and Hellenic Neoplatonism, alchemy, and hermetic philosophy. |
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