The Witch of Edmonton: By William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford
William Rowley
€ 16.14
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Witch of Edmonton: By William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford
Paperback. This edition of the multi-authored text The Witch of Edmonton offers a thorough reconsideration of the text, comprehensive notes and glossary, together with a complete transcription of the original pamphlet by Henry Goodcole. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
The Witch of Edmonton has received considerable attention recently both from scholars and critics interested in witchcraft practices and also from the directors in the theatre. The play, based on a sensational witchcraft trial of 1621, presents Mother Sawyer and her local community in the grip of a witch-mania reflecting popular belief and superstition of the time. This edition offers a thorough reconsideration of the text with a complete transcription of the original pamphlet by Henry Goodcole. This edition will be of particular interest not only to students of Renaissance Drama but also of the cultural history of the seventeenth ... Read more
The Witch of Edmonton has received considerable attention recently both from scholars and critics interested in witchcraft practices and also from the directors in the theatre. The play, based on a sensational witchcraft trial of 1621, presents Mother Sawyer and her local community in the grip of a witch-mania reflecting popular belief and superstition of the time. This edition offers a thorough reconsideration of the text with a complete transcription of the original pamphlet by Henry Goodcole. This edition will be of particular interest not only to students of Renaissance Drama but also of the cultural history of the seventeenth ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Series
Revels Student Editions
Condition
New
Weight
182g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719052477
SKU
V9780719052477
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About William Rowley
Peter Corbin is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter. Douglas Sedge is Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter -- .
Reviews for The Witch of Edmonton: By William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford