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Darke Hierogliphicks: Alchemy in English Literature from Chaucer to the Restoration - Studies in the English Renaissance Stanton J. Linden 1st edition
Darke Hierogliphicks: Alchemy in English Literature from Chaucer to the Restoration - Studies in the English Renaissance
Stanton J. Linden
The literary influence of alchemy and hermeticism in the work of most medieval and early modern authors has been overlooked. The use of alchemy to suggest spiritual growth and change, purification, regeneration, and millenarian ideas reflected important new emphases in alchemical, medical, and occultist writing.
384 pages, illus
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 12, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813192123 |
| Publishers | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 20 mm · 566 g |
| Language | English |