“R.C.”: Rosicrucianism and Cartesianism in Joyce and Beckett

This paper explores the possible theosophical and philosophical implications of James Joyce’s recurrent use of the initials “R. C.” in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Historically, the initials have been used both as the seal of the Rosicrucian Brotherhood and as the cachet of René Descartes (René des C...

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Main Author: Steven Bond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès 2011-06-01
Series:Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/1939