The English Faust Book

The English Faust Book
Author: John Henry Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2011-03-03
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780521175036

A 1994 scholarly edition of a major Renaissance text linked with Marlowe's Dr Faustus.

Witchcraft in the British Isles and New England

Witchcraft in the British Isles and New England
Author: Brian P. Levack
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 563
Release: 2013-10-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136538836

Witchcraft and magical beliefs have captivated historians and artists for millennia, and stimulated an extraordinary amount of research among scholars in a wide range of disciplines. This new collection, from the editor of the highly acclaimed 1992 set, Articles on Witchcraft, Magic, and Demonology, extends the earlier volumes by bringing together the most important articles of the past twenty years and covering the profound changes in scholarly perspective over the past two decades. Featuring thematically organized papers from a broad spectrum of publications, the volumes in this set encompass the key issues and approaches to witchcraft research in fields such as gender studies, anthropology, sociology, literature, history, psychology, and law. This new collection provides students and researchers with an invaluable resource, comprising the most important and influential discussions on this topic. A useful introductory essay written by the editor precedes each volume.

Shakespeare, Harsnett, and the Devils of Denham

Shakespeare, Harsnett, and the Devils of Denham
Author: Frank Walsh Brownlow
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1993
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780874134360

Part 1 of this book provides an annotated edition of Samuel Harsnett's famous attack on the practice of exorcism, which had a profound influence upon Shakespeare's conception and writing of King Lear. Part 2 explores the context of Shakespeare's reading of Harsnett's book.