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This Isle is Full of Monsters: Shakespeare's Audiences and the Supernatural

This Isle is Full of Monsters: Shakespeare's Audiences and the Supernatural - Paperback

by Jon Kaneko-James
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jon Kaneko-JamesTheme:Chronological Period/17th Century, Cultural Region/BritishPublish date:6/1/2018Pages:208
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Beul Aithris PublishingISBN-13:9780995778412ISBN-10:0995778418UPC:9780995778412Book Category:Literary Criticism, History, DramaBook Subcategory:Horror & Supernatural, Europe, ShakespeareBook Topic:Great BritainSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.232Product ID:SC929SP95K

Devils crawled up from hell. Angels descended from the heavens. Sorcerers, fairies and witches moved amongst the audience. At the cusp of the Enlightenment, Tudor and Jacobean theaters were certainly places of enchantment. But for the citizens watching the play, how much did the supernatural mean to them? Historian Jon Kaneko-James explores the supernatural world that formed the everyday life of the 16th and 17th century audience member: from the sorcerers who walked London's streets, to demonic possession, the portrayal of witches, and the surprisingly widespread English belief in fairies

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Beul Aithris PublishingISBN-13:9780995778412ISBN-10:0995778418UPC:9780995778412Book Category:Literary Criticism, History, DramaBook Subcategory:Horror & Supernatural, Europe, ShakespeareBook Topic:Great BritainSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.232Product ID:SC929SP95K
Publisher: Beul Aithris Publishing

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