Shakespeare, Harsnett, and the Devils of Denham
Download or Read eBook Shakespeare, Harsnett, and the Devils of Denham PDF written by Frank Walsh Brownlow and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Frank Walsh Brownlow |
Publisher | : University of Delaware Press |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 0874134366 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780874134360 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Shakespeare, Harsnett, and the Devils of Denham by : Frank Walsh Brownlow
Book excerpt: Part 1 of this book provides an annotated edition of Samuel Harsnett's famous attack on the practice of exorcism, which had a profound influence upon Shakespeare's conception and writing of King Lear. Part 2 explores the context of Shakespeare's reading of Harsnett's book.