"Secret, Black, and Midnight Hags": The Conception, Presentation and Functions of Witches in English Renaissance DramaBraumüller, 2005 - 439 páginas |
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... major interest is folklore and not drama . Diane Purkiss has reserved the last part of her book The Witch in History for the examination of witches on the English stage in the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods . She covers all the major ...
... major interest is folklore and not drama . Diane Purkiss has reserved the last part of her book The Witch in History for the examination of witches on the English stage in the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods . She covers all the major ...
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... major common feature . Even though such categories are not always distinct or definitive but leave room for interpretation and discussion , they facilitate the examination of each play by placing it in the proximity of simi- lar works ...
... major common feature . Even though such categories are not always distinct or definitive but leave room for interpretation and discussion , they facilitate the examination of each play by placing it in the proximity of simi- lar works ...
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... major function of male magicians . When the suspicion arose that witchcraft was the cause of some misfortune , a magician was often asked to verify the speculations . He could either confirm a suspicion or even create one himself ...
... major function of male magicians . When the suspicion arose that witchcraft was the cause of some misfortune , a magician was often asked to verify the speculations . He could either confirm a suspicion or even create one himself ...
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Witchcraft in the European Context | 13 |
Malevolent Witches in English Renaissance Drama | 55 |
Conclusions | 291 |
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