Comedy and the supernatural on the English stage between 1589 and 1621 : a study of the relevance for early modern audiences of comic representations of magic, fairies and witchcraft
What kinds of relevance to wider beliefs and practices did the comic representation of magic, fairies and witchcraft have for an early modem audience? This study will approach this main question through the consideration of two subsidiary questions. What is the cultural context for a series of comic...
Main Author: | Holland, Nicholas David |
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Other Authors: | Wymer, Rowland |
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University of Hull
2002
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.403257 |
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