Shakespeare and the supernatural
Supernatural elements are of central significance in many of Shakespeare's plays, contributing to their dramatic power and intrigue. Ghosts haunt political spaces and internal psyches, witches foresee the future and disturb the present, fairies meddle with love and a magus conjures a tempest from the elements. Although written and performed for early modern audiences, for whom the supernatural, whether sacred, demonic or folkloric, was part of the fabric of everyday life, the supernatural in Shakespeare continues to enthrall audiences and readers, and maintains its power to raise a range of questions in contemporary contexts.This edited colle…
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Weitere Autoren: Brailowsky, Yan (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-5261-0913-2
- EAN: 9781526109132
- Produktnummer: 33509244
- Verlag: Canongate Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'009 KB
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Victoria Bladen teaches in literary studies and adaptation at The University of Queensland, AustraliaYan Brailowsky is Senior Lecturer in early modern British history and literature at the University of Paris Nanterre
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