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Alchemical Poetry, 1575-170...
Of interest to interdisciplinary historians as well as those in various other fields, this book presents the first publication of 14 poems ranging from 12 to 3,000 lines. The poems are printed in the chronological order of their composition, from Elizabethan to Augustan times, but nine of them are verse translations of works from earlier periods in the development of alchemy. Each has a textual and historical introduction and explanatory note by the Editor. Renaissance alchemy is acknowledged as an important element in the histories of early modern science and medicine. This book emphasises
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monografia Rebiun23550290 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun23550290 m o d cr |n||||||||| 130223s2013 nju ob 001 0 eng d 902992072 9781136159299 electronic bk.) 1136159290 electronic bk.) 0824075994 9780824075996 UPSA ELB133219 UPVA 997926995303706 CBUC 991010883679406709 UFV0705748 EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCQ MHW N$T OCLCF UKDOC OCLCO OCLCQ YDXCP OCLCQ e-uk-en LIT 015000 bisacsh Alchemical Poetry, 1575-1700 from previously unpublished manuscripts edited by Robert M. Schuler Hoboken Taylor and Francis 2013 Hoboken Hoboken Taylor and Francis 1 online resource 1 online resource Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Routledge Library Editions: Alchemy v. 5 Includes bibliographical references and index Cover; ALCHEMICAL POETRY 1575-1700: From Previously Unpublished Manuscripts; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; INTRODUCTION; Acknowledgments; Bibliography of Works Cited in the Commentaries; PART ONE: ELIZABETHAN VERSIFYING ALCHEMISTS; I.A Treatise Touching the Philosopher's Stone; II. Of the Division of the Chaos and III. Compositor huius Libri ad Lectorum; PART TWO: THREE VERSE TRANSLATIONS FROM MIDDLE FRENCH BY WILLIAM BACKHOUSE; IV. The Pleasant Founteine of Knowledge V. The Complaint of Nature against the Erronious Alchymist and VI. The Alchimyst's Answere to NaturePART THREE: INTERREGNUM ""EPIC"": CHYMICAL MEDICINE AND SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY; VII. Lithochymicus; The Whole Woorke's Emblem; To the Industrious & Worthy Authour on his Learned Treatise; The Preface; The First Chapter; The Second Chapter; The Third Chapter; The Fowerth Chapter; The Fift Chapter; The Sixt Chapter; The Author's Corollarie; AN INDEX; [APPENDIX]; PART FOUR: SIX ANONYMOUS VERSE TRANSLATIONS; VIII. Epigram from: The Practice of Mary the Prophetess in the Alchemical Art IX. Dionysius Zacharias: The Third Part of the Work of Dionysius Zacharias, concerning the Practise of the Divine WorkX. Bernardus Trevisanus: The Fourth Part of the Book of Bernard, Count of Marchia Trevisana, of the Practise of the Philosophick Stone; XI. Aristeus Pater: The Words of Father Aristeus to his Son, done out of the Scythian Character or Language into Latin Rhyme; XII. The Philosophicall Ænigma; XIII. A Dialogue of the Allchymist and Sulphur; PART FIVE: HERMETICK MYSTICISM and AUGUSTAN SATIRE; XIV. Hermetic Raptures; Index Of interest to interdisciplinary historians as well as those in various other fields, this book presents the first publication of 14 poems ranging from 12 to 3,000 lines. The poems are printed in the chronological order of their composition, from Elizabethan to Augustan times, but nine of them are verse translations of works from earlier periods in the development of alchemy. Each has a textual and historical introduction and explanatory note by the Editor. Renaissance alchemy is acknowledged as an important element in the histories of early modern science and medicine. This book emphasises English poetry- Early modern, 1500-1700 Alchemy- Poetry Alchemy in literature Latin poetry, Medieval and modern- Translations into English French poetry- To 1500- Translations into English Didactic poetry, English Renaissance- England LITERARY CRITICISM- Shakespeare. Alchemy. Alchemy in literature. Didactic poetry, English. English poetry- Early modern. French poetry. Latin poetry, Medieval and modern. Renaissance. Inglaterra Electronic books Poetry. Translations. Schuler, Robert M. Print version Schuler, Robert M. Alchemical Poetry, 1575-1700 : From Previously Unpublished Manuscripts. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2013 9780415641890 Routledge library editions. Alchemy v. 5