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Title

  • Scepticism and belief in English witchcraft drama, 1538-1681

Summary

  • This is a study of the representation of witches in early modern English drama, organised around the themes of scepticism and belief. It covers the entire early modern period, including the Restoration, and pays particular attention to three plays in which witchcraft is central: The Witch of Edmonton (1621), The Late Lancashire Witches (1634) and The Lancashire Witches (1681). Always a controversial issue, witchcraft has traditionally been seen in terms of a debate between 'sceptics' and 'believers'. This book argues instead that, while the concepts of scepticism and belief are central to an understanding of early modern witchcraft, they are more fruitfully understood not as static and mutually exclusive positions within the witchcraft debate, but as rhetorical tools used by both sides.

Names

  • Pudney, Eric, author

Created / Published

  • Lund, Sweden : Lund University Press 2019.
  • ©2019

Headings

  • -  1500-1600
  • -  Belief and doubt in literature
  • -  English drama--17th century--History and criticism
  • -  English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism
  • -  Witchcraft in literature
  • -  Witches in literature
  • -  English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan

Genre

  • Criticism, interpretation, etc

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (viii, 344 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR658.W58

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020718298

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Pudney, Eric, Author. Scepticism and belief in English witchcraft drama, -1681. Lund, Sweden: Lund University Press . ©, 2019. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020718298/.

APA citation style:

Pudney, E. (2019) Scepticism and belief in English witchcraft drama, -1681. Lund, Sweden: Lund University Press . ©. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020718298/.

MLA citation style:

Pudney, Eric, Author. Scepticism and belief in English witchcraft drama, -1681. Lund, Sweden: Lund University Press . ©, 2019. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020718298/>.