Introduction B

1B: The Romantic context: themes from Goethe and Schiller viewed as formative by Steiner in early years, and viewed as supportive to his 'anthroposophy' in later years

1B1: Egyptian Mysteries: Schiller's esoteric religiosity and pre-existence

1B2: Goethe's 'primal skeleton', 'primal plant' and Steiner's 'life-force'

1B3: Goethe's esoteric religiosity (the Rosicrucians) and a Platonic 'Devachan'

1B4: Goethe's fairy tale provides the thematic basis of Die Pforte

2 Die Pforte AN OUTLINE OF ITS STRUCTURE AND THEMES

2A: Describing supra-sensible phenomena, metaphor and 'transferring' German into English, including Steiner's neologisms

2B: An overview of the scenes in Die Pforte

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11157/ogs-vol19id227

Abstract

Dramatic Anthroposophy (Steiner)

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Published

2017-03-03

Issue

Vol. 19: Adrian Anderson, Dramatic Anthroposophy. Identification and contextualization of primary features of Rudolf Steiner's 'anthroposophy', as expressed in his 'Mystery Drama' Die Pforte der Einweihung (The Portal of Initiation)

Section

Part One: Surrealism in the Present and the Imperfect

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Introduction B 1B: The Romantic context: themes from Goethe and Schiller viewed as formative by Steiner in early years, and viewed as supportive to his ’anthroposophy’ in later years 1B1: Egyptian Mysteries: Schiller’s esoteric religiosity and pre-existence 1B2: Goethe’s ’primal skeleton’, ’primal plant’ and Steiner’s ’life-force’ 1B3: Goethe’s esoteric religiosity (the Rosicrucians) and a Platonic ’Devachan’ 1B4: Goethe’s fairy tale provides the thematic basis of Die Pforte 2 Die Pforte AN OUTLINE OF ITS STRUCTURE AND THEMES 2A: Describing supra-sensible phenomena, metaphor and ’transferring’ German into English, including Steiner’s neologisms 2B: An overview of the scenes in Die Pforte. (2017). Otago German Studies, 19. https://doi.org/10.11157/ogs-vol19id227