The Transmutations of Arthur Machen: Alchemy in 'The Great God Pan' and The Three Impostors
In their biography of Arthur Machen, Reynolds and Charlton note the influence of the alchemist Thomas Vaughan on his work and assert that Helen Vaughan is transformed into first matter in 'The Great God Pan' (1894). The influence of alchemy on Machen's work was eclipsed in the 1990s b...
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Year: 2015, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-32 |
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