Magical imaginations : instrumental aesthetics in the English Renaissance /

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"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.
Temas:
1500-1700
English poetry > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Magic in literature.
Aesthetics in literature.
Poésie anglaise > 1500-1700 (Moderne) > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre anglais > 1500-1600 (Moderne et élisabéthain) > Histoire et critique.
Magie dans la littérature.
Esthétique dans la littérature.
Théâtre anglais > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Aesthetics in literature
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan
English poetry > Early modern
Magic in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Conjuration and The Defense of Poesy
  • The Demonology of Spenserian Discipline
  • Why Devils Came when Faustus Called Them
  • The End of Magic: Instrumental Aesthetics in The Tempest
  • Epilogue (Kant's Charm).

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