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Loading... Alchemical poetry, 1575-1700 : from previously unpublished manuscriptsby Robert M. Schuler
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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 No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)821.308037Literature English English poetry 1558-1625 Elizabethan period By topic CollectionsLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |