Three Jacobean witchcraft plays: Sphonisba, the Witch, the Witch of Edmonton (Revels Companionl Library)

Corbin, Peter

ISBN 10: 0719019532 / ISBN 13: 9780719019531

Published by Manchester University Press, 1986

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Synopsis:

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. -- .

About the Author: Peter Corbin is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter

Bibliographic Details

Title: Three Jacobean witchcraft plays: Sphonisba, ...
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good