La Pia de' Tolomei by Dante Gabriel Rossetti [1868-1880] (Public Domain Image) |
ZANONIby Edward Bulwer Lytton[1842] |
Zanoni introduced the concept of the wandering, eternal adepts into popular culture, with this tale of tragic love. Bulwer Lytton also wrote the fantasy Vril, The Power of the Coming Race, a prototype for fictions of lost civilizations to come. Zanoni had a huge influence on Theosophists and other 19th century occult groups.
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