Bacon’s The Advancement of Learning: A Possible Influence on Jonson’s The Alchemist

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EXPLICATOR Pub Date : 2020-12-23 DOI:10.1080/00144940.2020.1868389

Qin Lin

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Abstract Although sources for parts of the plot of Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist, particular scenes, specific speeches, and its use of the language of alchemy have been suggested, critics have ignored the connections between the play and Francis Bacon’s The Advancement of Learning. This article argues that Jonson’s dramatization of astrology, magic, and alchemy in The Alchemist is probably informed by Bacon’s ideas about the three distempers of learning in his The Advancement of Learning.

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培根的学术进步论——对琼森《炼金术士》的可能影响

摘要尽管本·琼森的《炼金术士》的部分情节来源、特定场景、特定演讲以及对炼金语言的使用都有人提出，但评论家们忽略了该剧与弗朗西斯·培根的《学术的进步》之间的联系。本文认为，琼森在《炼金术士》中对占星术、魔法和炼金术的戏剧化可能是受培根在《学术的进步》中关于三种学术不和谐的思想的影响。

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