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The Alchemical Tropes of George Herbert's "The Elixir" - Paul Ferguson - 03-01-2023 By Alister McGrath. It has been noted that the exploration of alchemical themes during the Renaissance and early modern period often took a poetic form. This article sets out to explore this in greater detail, especially in the light of a deeper understanding of the persistent creative intermingling of alchemical and theological imagery during the early modern period arising from recent scholarship, particularly the imaginative lure of the notion of chrysopoeia ("turning into gold") for many Renaissance writers. https://www.scilit.net/article/bec27ef0ec9da2796e2e9029bcd8bdd3?action=show-references