Goethe the alchemist : a study of alchemical symbolism in Goethe's literary and scientific works / Ronald Douglas Gray.

  • Gray, Ronald D.
Date:
2010
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Publication/Creation

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Physical description

x, 311 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

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Notes

This edition first published 1952. This digitally printed version 2010.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I. Alchemy: -- Alchemy -- Jacob Boehme and alchemy -- From alchemy to science -- Part II. Science: -- The metamorphosis of plants -- The theory of colours -- Anatomy, geology and meteorology -- Part III. Life and literature: -- The Märchen -- Centre and circle -- Homunculus -- Male and female -- Conclusion.

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  • 9781108015288
  • 110801528X