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- ALCHEMICAL SYMBOLISM OF THE NOVELLA “THE GOLDEN POT: A MODERN FAIRY TALE” BY E. T. A. HOFFMANN
- V.V. Koroleva, A.R. Pritomskaya. Alchemical symbolism of the novella “The Golden Pot: A Modern Fairy Tale” by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Vestnik of Kostroma State University, 2023, vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 127–134. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2023-29-3-127-134
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2023-29-3-127-134
- УДК: 821(430).09”19”
- EDN: HSYMSH
- Publish date: 2023-08-30
- Annotation: The aim of this study is to analyse the symbolism of E.T.A. Hoffman’s novella “The Golden Pot” within the framework of the alchemical discourse. The researchers employed historical-genetic, structural-semantic methods and the method of motivic analysis to explore the elements of medieval alchemical symbolism in the novella, namely: the motif of the hero’s initiation and his subsequent spiritual transformation, the symbols of snake, elemental spirits (salamander and dragon), manuscripts, blood, apples, garden, four elements, palm and cypress, as well as the symbolism of colour – red, black, white, gold and bronze. Results of the research suggest that the medieval theory of alchemy corresponded to the image of achieving creative harmony and spiritual transformation in German Romanticism.
- Keywords: alchemical symbolism, E.T.A. Hoffmann, symbolism of colour, German Romanticism
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