Alchemy, Paracelsianism, and Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/aaam228/
Author:
	Zamparo, Martina.
Type:
	Book Monograph
Year:
	2022
Publication Information:
	Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. xxii + 377 pp.
Series Statement:
	(Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine.)
Annotation:
	Explores roles of alchemy, Paracelsianism (medical movement based on Paracelsus's theories and therapies), and Hermetic philosophy in Winter's Tale. Argues Winter's Tale is "symbolically retracting the healing pattern of the rota alchemica and in emphasising the Hermetic principles of unity and concord, glorifies King James's conciliatory attitude."
Language:
	English
Persons:
	James I
Tags:
	Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Shakespeare's Sources and Influences on Shakespeare
WSB Update:
	Summer 2024
WSB Record Number:
	aaam228