| This Isle is Full of Monsters: Shakespeare's Audiences and the Supernatural Contributor(s): Kaneko-James, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0995778418 ISBN-13: 9780995778412 Publisher: Beul Aithris Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Horror & Supernatural - History | Europe - Great Britain - Stuart Era (1603-1714) - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5" W x 8" (0.51 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |