Alchemy And Exemplary Poetry In Middle English Literature


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Alchemy And Exemplary Poetry In Middle English Literature


Alchemy And Exemplary Poetry In Middle English Literature
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Author : Curtis Runstedler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023

Alchemy And Exemplary Poetry In Middle English Literature written by Curtis Runstedler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.


This book explores the different functions and metaphorical concepts of alchemy in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Middle English poetry and bridges them together with the exempla tradition in late medieval English literature. Such poetic narratives function as exemplary models which directly address the ambiguity of medieval English alchemical practice. This book examines the foundation of this relationship between alchemical narrative and exemplum in the poetry of Gower and Chaucer in the fourteenth century before exploring its diffusion in lesser-known anonymous poems and recipes in the fifteenth century, namely alchemical dialogues between Morienus and Merlin, Albertus Magnus and the Queen of Elves, and an alchemical version of John Lydgate's poem The Churl and the Bird. It investigates how this exemplarity can be read as inherent to understanding poetic narratives containing alchemy, as well as enabling the reader to reassess the understanding and expectations of science and narrative within medieval English poetry.



Alchemy And Exemplary Poetry In Middle English Literature


Alchemy And Exemplary Poetry In Middle English Literature
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Author : Curtis Runstedler
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-03-27

Alchemy And Exemplary Poetry In Middle English Literature written by Curtis Runstedler and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-27 with Literary Criticism categories.


This book explores the different functions and metaphorical concepts of alchemy in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Middle English poetry and bridges them together with the exempla tradition in late medieval English literature. Such poetic narratives function as exemplary models which directly address the ambiguity of medieval English alchemical practice. This book examines the foundation of this relationship between alchemical narrative and exemplum in the poetry of Gower and Chaucer in the fourteenth century before exploring its diffusion in lesser-known anonymous poems and recipes in the fifteenth century, namely alchemical dialogues between Morienus and Merlin, Albertus Magnus and the Queen of Elves, and an alchemical version of John Lydgate’s poem The Churl and the Bird. It investigates how this exemplarity can be read as inherent to understanding poetic narratives containing alchemy, as well as enabling the reader to reassess the understanding and expectations of science and narrative within medieval English poetry.



Verse And Transmutation


Verse And Transmutation
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Author : Anke Timmermann
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2013-09-25

Verse And Transmutation written by Anke Timmermann and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-25 with History categories.


Verse and Transmutation: A Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry identifies and investigates a corpus of twenty-one anonymous Middle English recipes for the philosophers’ stone through critical editions and studies on their histories in early modern manuscripts, literature and libraries.



Style And Consciousness In Middle English Narrative


Style And Consciousness In Middle English Narrative
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Author : John M. Ganim
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-14

Style And Consciousness In Middle English Narrative written by John M. Ganim and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-14 with Poetry categories.


John M. Ganim presents a revised theory of late medieval literary history based on the relationship of the poet to the reader. His work shows how the increasingly compromised exemplary intent of later medieval poets led them to dramatize the reader as a character in the text and to develop complex forms of narrative characterized by discontinuity, distortion, and disorientation. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.



The Alchemy Of Words


The Alchemy Of Words
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Author : Edward Francisco
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-01-30

The Alchemy Of Words written by Edward Francisco and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-30 with Poetry categories.


In tradition of alchemists in the Middle Ages, poet searches for precise language to shed light on why we live the way we do.



Literatures Of Alchemy In Medieval And Early Modern England


Literatures Of Alchemy In Medieval And Early Modern England
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Author : Eoin Bentick
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2022-11-15

Literatures Of Alchemy In Medieval And Early Modern England written by Eoin Bentick and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-15 with categories.


Explores the myriad ways in which alchemy was conceptualised by adepts and sceptics alike, from those with recourse to a fully functioning laboratory to those who did not know their pelican from their athanor!



Queenship And The Women Of Westeros


Queenship And The Women Of Westeros
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Author : Zita Eva Rohr
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-11-07

Queenship And The Women Of Westeros written by Zita Eva Rohr and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-07 with History categories.


Is the world of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones really medieval? How accurately does it reflect the real Middle Ages? Historians have been addressing these questions since the book and television series exploded into a cultural phenomenon. For scholars of medieval and early modern women, they offer a unique vantage point from which to study the intersections of elite women and popular understandings of the premodern world. This volume is a wide-ranging study of those intersections. Focusing on female agency and the role of advice, it finds a wealth of continuities and contrasts between the many powerful female characters of Martin’s fantasy world and the strategies that historical women used to exert influence. Reading characters such as Daenerys Targaryen, Cersei Lannister, and Brienne of Tarth with a creative, deeply scholarly eye, Queenship and the Women of Westeros makes cutting-edge developments in queenship studies accessible to everyday readers and fans.



Alchemical Poetry From The English Renaissance And Restoration


Alchemical Poetry From The English Renaissance And Restoration
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Author : Robert M. Schuler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

Alchemical Poetry From The English Renaissance And Restoration written by Robert M. Schuler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Alchemy categories.




Raymond Lully S Great Elixir


Raymond Lully S Great Elixir
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Author : Raymond Lully
language : en
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Release Date : 2009-04

Raymond Lully S Great Elixir written by Raymond Lully and has been published by Kessinger Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04 with Literary Collections categories.


This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.



Gender And Exemplarity In Medieval And Early Modern Spain


Gender And Exemplarity In Medieval And Early Modern Spain
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-09-07

Gender And Exemplarity In Medieval And Early Modern Spain written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-07 with History categories.


Gender and Exemplarity in Medieval and Early Modern Spain gathers a series of studies on the interplay between gender, sanctity and exemplarity in regard to literary production in the Iberian peninsula. The first section examines how women were con¬strued as saintly examples through narratives, mostly composed by male writers; the second focuses on the use made of exemplary life-accounts by women writers in order to fashion their own social identity and their role as authors. The volume includes studies on relevant models (Mary Magdalen, Virgin Mary, living saints), means of transmission, sponsorship and agency (reading circles, print, patronage), and female writers (Leonor López de Córdoba, Isabel de Villena, Teresa of Ávila) involved in creating textual exemplars for women. Contributors are: Pablo Acosta-García, Andrew M. Beresford, Jimena Gamba Corradine, Ryan D. Giles, María Morrás, Lesley K. Twomey, Roa Vidal Doval, and Christopher van Ginhoven Rey.