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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"philosopher's stone"”.
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A discussion of the elements of fantasy and children's literature applied to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and The Magician's Nephew, to conclude whether or not they are good children's literature
Using the principles of previous studies of children's literature and the psychological development of children, this work examines the literary texts, Hany Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia, to determine whether or not they succeed as good fantasy literature for children.
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The influence of alchemy and Rosicrucianism in William Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre and The tempest, and Ben Jonson's The alchemist
… Soul, incarnated in Thaisa: from their union the Philosopher's Stone or the Spirit, Marina, is born, who transmutes the base metals of men's natures by evoking the divine "seed of gold" within them, even in a degraded brothel. The Spiritr now grown to strength, is able to reunite the other …
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Alchemy and <i>Finnegans Wake</i>
… <em>lapis</em>, the artistic equivalent of the Philosopher’s Stone. The book contains references to alchemical techniques, processes, ingredients, and equipment, as well as to various alchemists and alchemical theories. Like everything else in Joyce, they form a pattern, the explication of which …
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Not (Just) Donne: Alchemical Transmutation as Immortality in Shakespeare’s Sonnets
… vials, flasks, and the renewing power of the philosopher’s stone. The dark lady, the opposite of the fair friend in every way, can be explained as fulfilling alchemy’s union of opposites needed for a philosopher’s stone to be created. However, when the fabled medicinal baths cannot cure the …