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The Early Modern Medea: Medea in English Literature, 1558-1688 (Early Modern Literature in History)
Katherine Heavey
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Description for The Early Modern Medea: Medea in English Literature, 1558-1688 (Early Modern Literature in History)
Hardcover. This is the first book-length study of early modern English approaches to Medea, the classical witch and infanticide who exercised a powerful sway over literary and cultural imagination in the period 1558-1688. It encompasses poetry, prose and drama, and translation, tragedy, comedy and political writing. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
This is the first book-length study of early modern English approaches to Medea, the classical witch and infanticide who exercised a powerful sway over literary and cultural imagination in the period 1558-1688. It encompasses poetry, prose and drama, and translation, tragedy, comedy and political writing.
This is the first book-length study of early modern English approaches to Medea, the classical witch and infanticide who exercised a powerful sway over literary and cultural imagination in the period 1558-1688. It encompasses poetry, prose and drama, and translation, tragedy, comedy and political writing.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Early Modern Literature in History
Number of Pages
273
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137466341
SKU
V9781137466341
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Ref
99-15
About Katherine Heavey
Katherine Heavey is a Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at the University of Glasgow, UK. From 2010 to 2012, she held a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at Newcastle University. She has published a number of articles on various aspects of early modern studies.
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