Dionysos - A Sinuous Essay to Divine the Universe

The rise of Western civilisation coincides with the development of viticulture. From Dionysos' mysterious birth to our present day metropolis there is link, symbolically expressed in the adornment of the phallus, the cult of the tower and man's auto- erotic fascination with himself. The need of strong intoxicants is at one and the same time the promise of instant gratification, limitless enjoyment and the spectre of cultural disintegration. As the incarnation of "suffering man", Dionysos prefigured the advent of Christ. With budding Christianity blood and wine came to be regarded as identical. Today, at the crude inception of relentless barbarism in the midst of a highly rationalised society, we witness the re-emergence of the ancient god of ecstasy and madness. So, dear reader, if you do not want to be torn to pieces by the raging maenads of today's world: join the motley crew making up the procession!

About the author

Lars Holger Holm was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Enchanted by the universal language of music, he began playing the violin at the age of seven. Early in his carreer he formed the Swedenborg String Quartet, which toured Europe and the United States extensively. A fervent student of world literature and philosophy, Lars has also produced a body of critical essays published in various newspapers and magazines. The writer served as a music critic to Stockholm's major newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Expressen. For several years he was a well known and popular host of classical music on Stockholm's Classic FM.

A list of his published works and translations from French, German and English follows below.


Published Works

Fawlty Towers - A Worshipper's Companion, Leo Publishing, 2004

Dionysos - A Sinuous Essay to
Divine the Universe, Leo Publishing 2002

Gothic Transformations, Leo Publishing, 2002

The Dream of Ultima Thule - And other Germanic Utopias, Leo Publishing 2002

The Antechamber of Hell, Leo Publishing, 2001

A Writer's Guide, Ordfront, 2000

Sunset over Babel, Leo Publishing, 1999

Translations

F. Nietzsche: Jenseits von Gut und Böse. "Bortom gott och ont", Symposion, 2003

J. Lantz: La chute de Sophie. "Sophies fall", Leo Publishing , 2001

C. Baudelaire: Le spleen de Paris. "Den ensamme flanören". Extensive introduction by the translator. Leo Publishing , 2000

R. Noll:The Jung Cult. "Jungkulten", Ordfront, 1997