Project Gutenberg 2004-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 127 Crowley, Aleister 1875 1947 Crowley, Edward Aleister Crowley, Edward Alexander Household Gods: A Comedy Graphics and textual content produced by Lolaness "Household Gods: A Comedy by Aleister Crowley" is a theatrical work written during the early 20th century. This text blends elements of comedy and tragedy within a fantastical narrative, focusing on themes involving love, desire, and the intertwining of the mortal and divine. The story unfolds within the domestic sphere of a couple, Crassus and his Roman noble wife, Adela, exploring their relationships with each other and a servant named Alicia, against the backdrop of mythological influences. The play centers around Crassus, a melancholic barbarian, who pines for his wife Adela, who seems lost to the wild delights of nature and a faun. As Crassus grapples with jealousy and despair, Alicia, the servant, emerges as a complex figure who both seduces and challenges him while embodying a bridge between his mundane existence and the divine world represented by Pan. The narrative progresses through a series of lyrical exchanges filled with playful mockery, existential musings, and confrontations with betrayal, ultimately revealing profound secrets about love, identity, and the nature of desire. The twisting paths of love lead the characters to face truths that are both enlightening and tragic, culminating in a surprising revelation about their intertwined fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 59781 59706 2024-09-06T10:04:24.353317 2023-10-06T11:33:38.822933 text/html text/html 59774 59699 2024-09-06T10:04:24.516309 2023-10-06T11:33:38.967922 text/html text/html 70698 2024-09-06T10:04:28.131306 application/epub+zip 69695 2024-09-06T10:04:25.712327 application/epub+zip 69696 2024-09-06T10:04:24.954310 application/epub+zip 149825 2024-09-06T10:04:29.708297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139941 2024-09-06T10:04:27.636290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129557 2022-09-07T14:15:56.070075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42599 42567 2024-09-06T10:04:24.055318 2023-10-06T11:33:38.554925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 42477 2023-05-24T15:13:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17666 2024-09-06T10:04:29.844351 application/rdf+xml 13680 2024-09-06T10:04:25.283311 image/jpeg 3841 2024-09-06T10:04:25.118303 image/jpeg 16616 2023-05-24T15:14:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 70527 2024-09-06T10:04:24.522308 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia