Shakespeare and the Supernatural

by Victoria Bladen

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526109085
• ISBN13: 9781526109088
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"