Alchemical Lydgate

[...] the evidence suggests that the transformed Lydgate surviving in Harley 2407 may have been accomplished by the most famous adept of a century in England that was far less dull than its moralists intended-poet and alchemist George Ripley. [...] he grieved over lost treasure, and he desired what...

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Published in:Studies in philology 2010-09, Vol.107 (4), p.429-464
Main Author: Fredell, Joel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alchemy
Bird songs
Birds
British & Irish literature
Donne, John (1572-1631)
English literature
Engraving
Gem stones
Lapidaries
Legends
Libraries
Natural satellites
Poetry
Reading
Stanzas
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Summary:[...] the evidence suggests that the transformed Lydgate surviving in Harley 2407 may have been accomplished by the most famous adept of a century in England that was far less dull than its moralists intended-poet and alchemist George Ripley. [...] he grieved over lost treasure, and he desired what he could never have. [...] since wisdom is so clearly thrown away on a churl, the bird will no longer sing for him either.
ISSN:0039-3738
1543-0383
1543-0383
DOI:10.1353/sip.2010.0005