Magic in early modern England: literature, politics, and supernatural power
"This book places early modern philosophy and political theory into conversation with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writing on magic: plays, spell books, treatises, and witch trial narratives. Reading works by Hobbes and Bacon alongside writing by necromancers and witch-hunters reveals a b...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Lanham Boulder New York London
Lexington Books
[2023]
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| Dans: | Année: 2023 |
| Collection/Revue: | Politics, literature, & film
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Anglais moderne naissant
/ Littérature
/ Magie (Motif)
/ Le surnaturel
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Magic in literature
B Literary Criticism B Supernatural in literature B English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism |
| Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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| Résumé: | "This book places early modern philosophy and political theory into conversation with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writing on magic: plays, spell books, treatises, and witch trial narratives. Reading works by Hobbes and Bacon alongside writing by necromancers and witch-hunters reveals a broad cultural obsession with supernatural power"-- |
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| Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 159 - 166 |
| Description matérielle: | x, 177 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-7551-5 |
