Author: Arthur Edward WaitePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The Collected Poems of Arthur Edward Waite
Author: Arthur Edward WaiteGuide to Reprints
Author: Albert James DiazPublisher:
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
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The Marriage of Heaven and Earth
Author: Randall A. ClackPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313001561
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
From the Middle Ages to the close of the 17th century, alchemy was fundamental to Western culture, as scores of experimenters sought to change lead into gold. Though its significance declined with the rise of chemistry, alchemy continued to captivate the imagination of writers and its images still appear in modern creative works. This book examines the literary representation of alchemical theory and the metaphor of alchemical regeneration in the works of Edward Taylor, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Margaret Fuller. While Taylor used alchemical metaphors to illustrate the redeeming grace of God upon the soul, these same metaphors were used by Poe, Hawthorne, and Fuller to depict a broader concept of redemption. These later writers used alchemical imagery to describe both the regeneration of the individual and the possible transformation of society. For Poe, alchemy became a metaphor for the transforming power of imagination; for Hawthorne, it became a means of representing the redeeming power of love; for Fuller, it figured the reconciliation of gender opposites. Thus these four American writers incorporated the idea of regeneration in their works, and the tropes and metaphors of the medieval alchemists provided a fascinating way of imagining the transformative process.
Books in Print
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2132
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The Publisher
Author: Paperbound Books in Print
Author: Books in Print Supplement
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1832
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Keeping the Ancient Way
Author: Robert WilcherPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1800859740
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Written by one of the editors of the new complete works of Henry Vaughan, Keeping the Ancient Way is the first book-length study of the poet by a single author for twenty years. It deals with a number of key topics that are central to the understanding and appreciation of this major seventeenth-century writer. These include his debt to the hermetic philosophy espoused by his twin brother (the alchemist, Thomas Vaughan); his royalist allegiance in the Civil War; his loyalty to the outlawed Church of England during the Interregnum; the unusual degree of intertextuality in his poetry (especially with the Scriptures and the devotional lyrics of George Herbert); and his literary treatment of the natural world (which has been variously interpreted from Christian, proto-Romantic, and ecological perspectives). Each of the chapters is self-contained and places its topic in relation to past and current critical debates, but the book is organized so that the biographical, intellectual, and political focus of Part One informs the discussion of poetic craftsmanship in Part Two. A wealth of historical information and close critical readings provide an accessible introduction to the poet and his period for students and general readers alike. The up-to-date scholarship will also be of interest to specialists in the literature and history of the Civil War and Interregnum.
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Author: Len Fulton