Alchemy in Shakespeare's The WInter's Tale

[Paul Ferguson]

"From the conspiracy that opposes Leontes to his wife Hermione and his friend Polixenes to Apollo's prophecy, that marks a turning point and the beginning of a process of gradual regeneration, The Winter's Tale seems to be structured as a healing journey through division and reunion, loss and recovery that might be read in alchemical and hermetic terms"

"Great Apollo, turn all to the best!" An Alchemical Journey Through Conspiracy, Prophecy, and Holiness in The Winter's Tale

By Martina Zamparo

https://www.academia.edu/36586740/_Great...nters_Tale