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Scientologist!
William S. Burroughs and the 'Weird Cult'
Taschenbuch von David S Wills
Sprache: Englisch

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Scientology is largely overlooked in major texts about the life and work of William S. Burroughs, author of some of the most notorious literature of the 20th century. Its importance in the creation of the Cut-up Method and Burroughs' view of language as a virus is undermined by the omission of details regarding his interest in the religion over the course of a decade - certainly the most creatively fertile period of his life. Instead, biographers and critics tend to focus on his other obsessions in the realm of fringe science, and on the period during the early 1970s when Burroughs left the religion and began a public crusade against it.

However, Burroughs' involvement with L. Ron Hubbard's organization was no fleeting interest; he was a fully-fledged member and even obtained the rank of 'clear' - a prestigious achievement for a Scientologist. Scientology ultimately inspired the plot, the structure, and various elements of some of Burroughs' most important works, including The Soft Machine and The Wild Boys. His fascination was genuine, and his progress through the hierarchical structure of the Church signals a dedication that he would later downplay after being excommunicated in 1969.

Now, for the first time, his life and literature are reexamined in the light of newly uncovered information about Burroughs' fascination with this 'weird cult,' as he once described it.
Scientology is largely overlooked in major texts about the life and work of William S. Burroughs, author of some of the most notorious literature of the 20th century. Its importance in the creation of the Cut-up Method and Burroughs' view of language as a virus is undermined by the omission of details regarding his interest in the religion over the course of a decade - certainly the most creatively fertile period of his life. Instead, biographers and critics tend to focus on his other obsessions in the realm of fringe science, and on the period during the early 1970s when Burroughs left the religion and began a public crusade against it.

However, Burroughs' involvement with L. Ron Hubbard's organization was no fleeting interest; he was a fully-fledged member and even obtained the rank of 'clear' - a prestigious achievement for a Scientologist. Scientology ultimately inspired the plot, the structure, and various elements of some of Burroughs' most important works, including The Soft Machine and The Wild Boys. His fascination was genuine, and his progress through the hierarchical structure of the Church signals a dedication that he would later downplay after being excommunicated in 1969.

Now, for the first time, his life and literature are reexamined in the light of newly uncovered information about Burroughs' fascination with this 'weird cult,' as he once described it.
Über den Autor
David S. Wills is the author of Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the 'Weird Cult' and World Citizen: Allen Ginsberg as Traveller. He is the editor of Beatdom literary journal and lives in rural Cambodia.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 226
ISBN-13: 9780956952523
ISBN-10: 0956952526
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wills, David S
Hersteller: Beatdom Books
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: David S Wills
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2013
Gewicht: 0,335 kg
preigu-id: 107882468
Über den Autor
David S. Wills is the author of Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the 'Weird Cult' and World Citizen: Allen Ginsberg as Traveller. He is the editor of Beatdom literary journal and lives in rural Cambodia.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 226
ISBN-13: 9780956952523
ISBN-10: 0956952526
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wills, David S
Hersteller: Beatdom Books
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: David S Wills
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2013
Gewicht: 0,335 kg
preigu-id: 107882468
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