Three Jacobean witchcraft plays (The Revels Plays Companion

Three Jacobean witchcraft plays (The Revels Plays Companion Library)
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For Jacobean society, witchcraft was a potent and very real force, an area of sharp controversy in which King James I himself participated and a phenomenon that attracted many dramatists and writers. The three plays in this volume reflect the variety of belief in witches and practice of witchcraft in the Jacobean period. Jacobean understanding of witchcraft is illuminated by the close study of these contrasting texts in relation to each other, and to other contemporary works: "The Masque of Queenes", "Dr Faustus", "Macbeth, and "The Tempest". The introduction and commentaries explore the theatrical potential of plays which, with the exception of "The Witch of Edmonton", have been hitherto lost to the dramatic repertory.
Country USA
Brand Manchester University Press
Manufacturer Manchester University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780719019531
ReleaseDate 1986-10-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780719019531

Country	USA
Brand	Manchester University Press
Manufacturer	Manchester University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780719019531
ReleaseDate	1986-10-20
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780719019531

Three Jacobean witchcraft plays (The Revels Plays Companion Library)