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Magical imaginations : instrumental aesthetics in the English Renaissance /

"Through analyses of texts ranging from sermons and theological treatises to medical tracts and legal documents, Genevieve Guenther sheds new light on magic as a cultural practice in early modern England. She demonstrates that magic was a highly pragmatic, even cynical endeavor infiltrating une...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Guenther, Genevieve Juliette
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Through analyses of texts ranging from sermons and theological treatises to medical tracts and legal documents, Genevieve Guenther sheds new light on magic as a cultural practice in early modern England. She demonstrates that magic was a highly pragmatic, even cynical endeavor infiltrating unexpected spheres--including Elizabethan taxation policy and Jacobean political philosophy. With this new understanding of early modern magic, and a fresh context for compelling readings of classic literary works, Magical Imaginations reveals the central importance of magic to English literary history"--Pub. desc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 169 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442693951
1442693959
9781442642416
1442642416