Renaissance Magic and the Return of the Golden Age: The Occult Tradition and Marlowe, Jonson, and Shakespeare - Softcover

Mebane, John S.

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9780803281790: Renaissance Magic and the Return of the Golden Age: The Occult Tradition and Marlowe, Jonson, and Shakespeare
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ISBN 10: 080328179X ISBN 13: 9780803281790
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1992

Synopsis

For all their pride in seeing this world clearly, the thinkers and artists of the English Renaissance were also fascinated by magic and the occult. The three greatest playwrights of the period devoted major plays (The Tempest, Doctor Faustus, The Alchemist) to magic, Francis Bacon often referred to it, and it was ever-present in the visual arts. In Renaissance Magic and the Return of the Golden Age John S. Mebane reevaluates the significance of occult philosophy in Renaissance thought and literature, constructing the most detailed historical context for his subject yet attempted.

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About the Author

John S. Mebane, an associate professor of English at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is the author of articles and essays in South Atlantic Review, Renaissance Papers, and Renaissance Drama.

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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
080328179X
ISBN 13 
9780803281790
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
317
Rating
  • 3.38 out of 5 stars
    16 ratings by Goodreads

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