Staging the superstitions of early modern Europe / / edited by Verena Theile [and] Andrew McCarthy

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 822.30937
• Soggetto topico: English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 - History and criticism; Superstition in literature; Superstition - Europe - History; Religion and drama; Theater - England - History; Supernatural in literature; English drama - 17th century - History and criticism
• Altri autori: McCarthyAndrew D TheileVerena
• Note generali: "First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Early modern superstitions : religion, reformation, and the history of fear -- pt. 2. Witchcraft on trial -- pt. 3. Stage dissections.
• Sommario/riassunto: Engaging with fiction and history- and reading both genres as texts permeated with early modern anxieties, desires and apprehensions- this collection scrutinizes the historical intersection of early modern European superstitions and English stage literature. By highlighting the connection between historical-literary and literary-dramatic culture, this volume tests and explores the current scholarly theory that performance opened the way to disbelief.
• Titolo autorizzato: Staging the superstitions of early modern Europe
• ISBN: 1-4094-7430-5; 1-317-05068-1; 1-317-05067-3; 1-315-61055-8; 1-283-90196-X; 1-4094-4009-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779312003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in performance and early modern drama.