Overview
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.
- | Author: Lawrence Sutin
- | Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
- | Publication Date: Jan 16, 2002
- | Number of Pages: 496 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0312288972
- | ISBN-13: 9780312288976
