"Secret, Black, and Midnight Hags": The Conception, Presentation and Functions of Witches in English Renaissance DramaBraumüller, 2005 - 439 pages |
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... nature , and the supernatural . The new interest in the subject pro- vided the basis for vivid discussions among scholars all over Europe . Monter identifies two major theories on the origins of witchcraft : the Ro- mantic and the ...
... nature , and the supernatural . The new interest in the subject pro- vided the basis for vivid discussions among scholars all over Europe . Monter identifies two major theories on the origins of witchcraft : the Ro- mantic and the ...
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... natural perfection is fierce , hardy , strong in opinion , covetous of glory , desirous of knowledge , appetiting by generation to bring forth his sem- blable . The good nature of a woman is to be mild , timorous , tractable , benign ...
... natural perfection is fierce , hardy , strong in opinion , covetous of glory , desirous of knowledge , appetiting by generation to bring forth his sem- blable . The good nature of a woman is to be mild , timorous , tractable , benign ...
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... nature , which are to be opened neither by art nor nature . Thou that layest down with golden locks shalt not awake until they be turned to silver hairs ; and that chin , on which scarcely appeareth soft down , shall be filled with ...
... nature , which are to be opened neither by art nor nature . Thou that layest down with golden locks shalt not awake until they be turned to silver hairs ; and that chin , on which scarcely appeareth soft down , shall be filled with ...
Contents
Witchcraft in the European Context | 13 |
Malevolent Witches in English Renaissance Drama | 55 |
Conclusions | 291 |
Copyright | |
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