{"product_id":"lure-of-the-arcane-theodore-ziolkowski-9781421409580","title":"Lure of the Arcane: The Literature of Cult and Conspiracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore 2,000 years of conspiracy in fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutstanding Academic Title, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascination with the arcane is a driving force in this comprehensive survey of conspiracy fiction. Theodore Ziolkowski traces the evolution of cults, orders, lodges, secret societies, and conspiracies through various literary manifestations--drama, romance, epic, novel, opera--down to the thrillers of the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLure of the Arcane\u003c\/i\u003e considers Euripides's\u003ci\u003e Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e, Andreae's \u003ci\u003eChymical Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, Mozart's \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Flute\u003c\/i\u003e, and Eco's \u003ci\u003eFoucault's Pendulum\u003c\/i\u003e, among other seminal works. Mimicking the genre's quest-driven narrative arc, the reader searches for the significance of conspiracy fiction and is rewarded with the author's cogent reflections in the final chapter. After much investigation, Ziolkowski reinforces Umberto Eco's notion that the most powerful secret, the magnetic center of conspiracy fiction, is in fact \"a secret without content.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theodore Ziolkowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421409585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421409580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2014","brand":"Theodore Ziolkowski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088210800895,"sku":"9781421409580","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec9434cf-7b14-41b4-aa00-99dd58d251fa.jpg?v=1769103671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lure-of-the-arcane-theodore-ziolkowski-9781421409580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}