Alchemy and Finnegans Wake

DiBernard, Barbara

ISBN 10: 0873954297 / ISBN 13: 9780873954297

Edité par State University of New York Pre, 1980

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Synopsis :

In the first full-length study of Joyce's direct and indirect use of alchemical allusions, DiBernard shows how an awareness of the alchemical metaphor guides a reader through the richness of Finnegans Wake. For example, the alchemical transmutation of lead into gold parallels the transmutation of the dross and commotion of ordinary life into a work of art.

This study shows how the themes of Joyce's novel-death and rebirth, the conflict between physical and spiritual, incest, colors, forgery, and the reconciliation of opposites-relate to the alchemical process. The author then presents a theory, based on alchemical metaphor, on the much debated subject of Joyce's view of the artist.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Alchemy and Finnegans Wake
Éditeur : State University of New York Pre
Date d'édition : 1980
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Good