Magical Transformations on the Early Modern English Stage

by Helen Ostovich and Lisa Hopkins

Magical Transformations on the Early Modern Stage furthers the debate about the cultural work performed by representations of magic on the early modern English stage. It considers the ways in which performances of magic reflect and feed into a sense of national identity, both in the form of magic contests and in its recurrent linkage to national defence; the extent to which magic can trope other concerns, and what these might be; and how magic is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032098929
• ISBN13: 9781032098920
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"