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Often described as an alchemical allegory, john crowley instead decided this is the first science fiction novel. The story is based on an original screenplay by bruce dickinson, frontman of heavy metal band iron maiden. John crowley s accessible new translation of johan valentin andreaes seventeenthcentury romance the chemical wedding by christian rosencreutz. Alchemy, he argues in his introduction to small beer press new edition, had the same fascination for readers of the renaissance as the scientific possibilities of classic sf did in its lastcentury heyday. The original version of the book, published in 1616, shows how indebted modern. The chemical wedding of christian rosencreutz audiobook. Alchemy, he argues in his introduction to small beer press new edition, had the same fascination for readers of the. In introducing a new version of the 400yearold book about a very unconventional wedding, writer john crowley claims this was the. Author john crowley claims the chemical wedding was the first science fiction novel. Christian rosencreutz a pseudonym for andreae was playing with a dangerous combination of elements, or perhaps platonic solids, when, four centuries ago, he concocted a strange symbolic tale involving a quest in a land. Jun 01, 2016 john crowley, perhaps best known for his novel little, big, used all the available english translations and worked with a german scholar to produce a new edition of the chemical wedding, an allegorical romance of alchemy and magic attributed to 17thcentury german theologian johannes valentinus andreae. On the surface, this may sound like a birdbrained idea.
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