A course of severe and arduous trials : Bacon, Beckett and spurious freemasonry in early twentieth-century Ireland
Lynn Brunet
The artist Francis Bacon (1909-1992) and the writer Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) both convey in their work a sense of foreboding and confinement in bleak, ritualistic spaces. This book identifies many similarities between the spaces and activities they evoke and the initiatory practices of fraternal orders and secret societies that were an integral part of the social landscape of the Ireland experienced by both men during childhood.
Many of these Irish societies modelled their ritual structures and symbolism on the Masonic Order. Freemasons use the term spurious Freemasonry to designate those rituals not sanctioned by the Grand Lodge. The Masonic author Albert Mackey argues that the spurious forms were those derived from the various cult practices of the classical world and describes these initiatory practices as a course of severe and arduous trials. This reading of Bacons and Becketts work draws on theories of trauma to suggest that there may be a disturbing link between Bacons stark imagery, Becketts obscure performances and the unofficial use of Masonic rites.
Many of these Irish societies modelled their ritual structures and symbolism on the Masonic Order. Freemasons use the term spurious Freemasonry to designate those rituals not sanctioned by the Grand Lodge. The Masonic author Albert Mackey argues that the spurious forms were those derived from the various cult practices of the classical world and describes these initiatory practices as a course of severe and arduous trials. This reading of Bacons and Becketts work draws on theories of trauma to suggest that there may be a disturbing link between Bacons stark imagery, Becketts obscure performances and the unofficial use of Masonic rites.
年:
2009
出版社:
Peter Lang
语言:
english
页:
210
ISBN 10:
303530078X
ISBN 13:
9783035300789
系列:
Reimagining Ireland 6
文件:
PDF, 7.71 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2009
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