
TANNHÄUSER
A lyrical tapestry unfurls, opening with a chorus of cryptic voices that clash like sharpened tools against the fabric of reality. The narrator, steeped in occult symbolism, declares a love that burns like a distant star, yet remains veiled in silence and paradox. Through vivid, almost operatic language, the work invites listeners into a realm where twin souls are bound by celestial forces while earthly barriers keep them apart.
The prose shifts into a reflective preface, likening the author’s quest to a biologist mapping a creature’s life‑history or a commander piecing together a chaotic battle. This framing promises a philosophical journey that threads together moments of anguish, yearning, and fleeting joy into a cohesive whole. As the story unfolds, listeners will be drawn into a meditation on love’s hidden depths, the tension between revelation and concealment, and the timeless struggle to reconcile the mortal with the divine.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (108K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United Kingdom: Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth, 1907.
Credits
Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2023-03-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1875–1947
Known for turning occult ideas into a lifelong literary project, he was a provocative English writer, poet, and magician whose work still attracts readers interested in mysticism, rebellion, and fringe religion. His life mixed scandal, spiritual ambition, travel, and relentless self-mythmaking in a way few authors ever have.
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