The Wizard in the Tower
Iakov Brius and the Representation of Alchemists in Russian Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10516032 |
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| Authors | Muireann Maguire (0000-0001-7615-6720, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 401-401 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Slavonic and East European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-6795 • E-ISSN: 2222-4327 |
| Publisher | Maney Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5699/slaveasteurorev2.90.3.0401 |
| OpenAlex | W104470079 |
| Language | EN |
Introduction Much has been written on the role of alchemy in literature, yet surprisingly little on the role of alchemists. While numerous studies examine alchemy as a metaphor and rhetorical conceit in both European and Russian literature, comparatively few explore representations of the alchemist, even though the latter is formative for contemporary cultural models of the scientist.3 Even today, scientific achievements are conceptualized in
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| Highly cited | No |
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