The Time Is at Hand!: The Rosicrucian Nature of Goethe's Fairy Tale of the Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily and the Mystery Dramas of Rudo

by Paul M. Allen

In 1795 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe produced his tale of tales--The fairytale of "The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily," an extraordinary masterwork that is unique among Goethe's works. An initiatory fable of transformation, the tale arose out of the Rosicrucian, alchemical impulses that play an important role in Faust and Goethe's other writings. Among those influenced by it was Rudolf Steiner, whose mystery dramas employ similar themes.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880104007
• ISBN13: 9780880104005
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Steiner Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"