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Essays on alchemy

2 essays

May 26, 2020SSC

Scott Alexander humorously analyzes 'My Immortal' as an alchemical allegory, combining medieval alchemy, Rosicrucian writings, and Goethe's Faust.

48 min read 7,411 words

Nov 9, 2017SSC

Fiction by Scott Alexander

21 min read 3,144 words