04260oam 2200697 a 450 991096213170332120200520144314.097984006831219780313001567031300156110.5040/9798400683121(CKB)111056485489506(OCoLC)609318020(CaPaEBR)ebrary10018057(SSID)ssj0000198276(PQKBManifestationID)11182932(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000198276(PQKBWorkID)10169500(PQKB)11269847(Au-PeEL)EBL3000685(CaPaEBR)ebr10018057(OCoLC)50321707(MiAaPQ)EBC3000685(OCoLC)1435635110(DLC)BP9798400683121BC(Perlego)4202207(EXLCZ)9911105648548950619991201e20002024 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe marriage of heaven and earth alchemical regeneration in the works of Taylor, Poe, Hawthorne, and Fuller /Randall A. Clack1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger,2000.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,20241 online resource (167 p.)Contributions to the study of American literature,1092-6356 ;no. 6Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780313312694 0313312699 Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-147) and index.Cover -- The Marriage of Heaven and Earth -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Alchemy in Early America -- NOTES -- Chapter 2 Edward Taylor and the Transmutation of Soul -- TAYLOR'S ALCHEMICAL PARADIGM -- NOTES -- Chapter 3 Alchemical Spirits in Eighteenth-Century America -- NOTES -- Chapter 4 Poe's Alchemy and the Regeneration of Imagination -- THE VAS HERMETICUM -- THE CONJUNCTION IN THE GRAVE -- POE'S HERMETIC GARDEN AND THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND EARTH -- NOTES -- Chapter 5 Hawthorne's Alchemy of Love -- HAWTHORNE'S HERMETIC MYTHOLOGY -- THE HEART OF THE STONE -- NOTES -- Chapter 6 Fuller and the Golden Seed -- NOTES -- Epilogue -- NOTES -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Author.From the Middle Ages to the close of the 17th century, alchemy was fundamental to Western culture, as scores of experimenters sought to change lead into gold. Though its significance declined with the rise of chemistry, alchemy continued to captivate the imagination of writers and its images still appear in modern creative works. This book examines the literary representation of alchemical theory and the metaphor of alchemical regeneration in the works of Edward Taylor, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Margaret Fuller. While Taylor used alchemical metaphors to illustrate the redeeming grace of God upon the soul, these same metaphors were used by Poe, Hawthorne, and Fuller to depict a broader concept of redemption. These later writers used alchemical imagery to describe both the regeneration of the individual and the possible transformation of society. For Poe, alchemy became a metaphor for the transforming power of imagination; for Hawthorne, it became a means of representing the redeeming power of love; for Fuller, it figured the reconciliation of gender opposites. Thus these four American writers incorporated the idea of regeneration in their works, and the tropes and metaphors of the medieval alchemists provided a fascinating way of imagining the transformative process. Contributions to the study of American literature ;no. 6.American literature19th centuryHistory and criticismAlchemy in literatureRegeneration in literatureAmerican literatureHistory and criticism.Alchemy in literature.Regeneration in literature.810.9/37Clack Randall A.1958-1799090DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910962131703321The marriage of heaven and earth4342240UNINA