"Secret, Black, and Midnight Hags": The Conception, Presentation and Functions of Witches in English Renaissance DramaBraumüller, 2005 - 439 páginas |
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... scene a bleeding Captain appears suggest a place near or on the battleground . Such an interpretation is supported by the ancient belief in witches mutilating corpses in the field . Shakespeare may have meant to leave the setting ...
... scene a bleeding Captain appears suggest a place near or on the battleground . Such an interpretation is supported by the ancient belief in witches mutilating corpses in the field . Shakespeare may have meant to leave the setting ...
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... scene allow the reading of his answer as an attempt to tease Whetstone . 110 The term the dramatists use in the passage quoted is beldams , which Egan explains as " mannish hags " ( Lancashire 1.1.101n ) . The OED Online has a similar ...
... scene allow the reading of his answer as an attempt to tease Whetstone . 110 The term the dramatists use in the passage quoted is beldams , which Egan explains as " mannish hags " ( Lancashire 1.1.101n ) . The OED Online has a similar ...
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... scene in relation to Joan's prophetic pow- ers : " We learn from the demon scene [ ... ] that magic helps Joan Puzel ' cheat ' by allowing her to know what will happen next " ( 38 ) . Such a reading is suggested by her reference to the ...
... scene in relation to Joan's prophetic pow- ers : " We learn from the demon scene [ ... ] that magic helps Joan Puzel ' cheat ' by allowing her to know what will happen next " ( 38 ) . Such a reading is suggested by her reference to the ...
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Witchcraft in the European Context | 13 |
Malevolent Witches in English Renaissance Drama | 55 |
Conclusions | 291 |
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