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Most critical plot points in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone came from J. K. Rowling’s imagination, but Flamel and his pow
Most critical plot points in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone came from J. K. Rowling’s imagination, but Flamel and his pow
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Most critical plot points in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone came from J. K. Rowling’s imagination, but Flamel and his powerful pebble were legendary long before Harry went to Hogwarts. The 14th century alchemist created the philosoper’s stone (called "sorcerer’s" in U.S. editions of Potter), with which he turned mercury to gold and gained eternal life. But Flamel’s tale——like his stone and his science——was no more real than a magic.
The philosopher’s stone was the key to alchemy, the medieval predecessor to chemistry that aimed to cure ail illnesses, make the elixir of life, and transmute base metals into gold. The last made perfect sense at the time. The Aristotelian theory of elements stated that all things consisted of fire, air, water, and earth. So a little shift in one metal’s composition could create gold.
Flamel was renowned as an alchemical success. In 1382, after 25 years of studying an ancient book by "Abraham the Jew," he is said to have produced the philosopher’s stone. His texts, notably a de construction of the "Abraham" work, were standard reading for aspiring scientists like Isaac Newton.
Many alchemists believed Flamel faked his 1418 death and that of his wife. Rumored sightings in the 18th century placed them at the Paris Opera. As late as 1816 there were reports of people searching Flamel’s former house for secrets of the stone.
Contemporary historians say a Nicolas Flamel did live in Paris in the 1300s and endowed many churches and hospitals with his wealth. But he was no alchemist. "He got his money in pedestrian ways——his wife’s earlier marriages, real-estate speculation," says Lawrence Principe, author of The Aspiring Adept. Anachronisms, style of language, and the lack of earlier copies indicate that none of "his" writings originated prior to the 1500s.
"This sort of thing happens in alchemy," says Bill Newman, author of alchemical history Gehennical Five. When an alchemist couldn’t back up his ideas, he might publish them in the guise of a "lost" work. Flamel’s wealth made a good candidate for alchemical identity theft.
Flamel writings and sightings faded with alchemy’s prestige. And the closest anyone’s come to the philosoher’s stone is Rowling. In her hands, it has yielded not just gold but eternal (shelf) life as well.
The passage is mainly to ______.
选项
A、reveal that everything in Potter was imagined by Rowling
B、tell the truth about Flamel behind the tales in potter
C、point out the inability of alchemists to defend themselves
D、address that alchemy had an impact on modern science
答案
B
解析
本文由《哈里波特和魔法石》引出Flamel和其魔法石的传说。后面讲述Flamel其人其事。所以正确答案是B(讲述哈里波特故事背后Flamel的真实故事)。
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