“Rather than being a footnote to premodern folly, the Rosicrucian affair turns out to sit at the narrative center of the modern world”
Arts & Letters Daily • 2/20/2026
Summary
The Rosicrucian affair is positioned at the narrative center of the modern world, rather than being merely a footnote to premodern folly.
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