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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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Happily, the Internet makes available esoteric traditions that were once virtually inaccesible--from Gnosticism and Hermetism to Tantra, magic(k), and Freemasonry. 4 Just this is done in the case of late ancient hermetism in Fowden; for Tommaso Campanella in Headley; and, for Ficino, recently and brilliantly by Michael J. What the Fama actually proposed was an idea Andreae would pursue most of his life: a union of Christian scholars who would dedicate themselves to a Christian hermetism for the renewal of the world. |
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