Shakespeare's Demonology: A Dictionary

Hardback

Main Details

Title Shakespeare's Demonology: A Dictionary
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Marion Gibson
By (author) Jo Ann Esra
SeriesArden Shakespeare Dictionaries
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:248
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780826498342
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publication Date 27 February 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This volume in the long-running and acclaimed Shakespeare Dictionary series is a detailed, critical reference work examining all aspects of magic, good and evil, across Shakespeare's works. Topics covered include the representation of fairies, witches, ghosts, devils and spirits.

Author Biography

Marion Gibson is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter, UK. Her publications include Reading Witchcraft (1999), Possession, Puritanism and Print (2006) and Witchcraft Myths in American Culture (2007). Jo Ann Esra is a Doctoral student at the University of Exeter.

Reviews

The authors show passionate attention to Shakespeare's language, a sound grasp of the historical and social background, and devoted bibliographical trawling... This is a delightful and useful volume; in every case the authors discuss the critical literature, provide helpful comment, and supply a splendid, though necessarily selective, bibliography. -- Marina Warner CBE, Fellow of University of Oxford, UK * Around The Globe * Modeled on both demonologies and demonological thinking of the time, and in the context of the Bard's canon, this dictionary examines many aspects of magic and the ways in which these aspects informed Shakespeare's images, characterizations, and plots, creating "an entire genre in its own right, with its own politics and rules." Varying in length and alphabetically organized, the comprehensive, informative entries define the terms and offer multiple synonyms in see also references. A comprehensive bibliography and detailed index complete the book, which should interest any reader, scholar, or teacher of Shakespeare. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty. -- P. Kujoory, Collin College * CHOICE * It is a work that will be of great use to scholars of the sixteenth century English culture and of demonology. * Bruniana & Campanelliana (Bloomsbury Translation) *