The alchemist in literature : from Dante to the present /

This study traces the figure of the alchemist in Western literature from its first appearance in Dante down to the present. From the beginning alchemy has had two aspects: exoteric or operative (the transmutation of baser metals into gold) and esoteric or speculative (the spiritual transformation of...

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Main Author:	Ziolkowski, Theodore (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Alchemy in literature. Alchimie dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > General. Alchemy in literature Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book