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Author Mebane, John S., 1946-

Title Renaissance magic and the return of the Golden Age : the occult tradition and Marlowe, Jonson, and Shakespeare / John S. Mebane.

Imprint Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1989.

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 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  822.3 M46R    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 308 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-296) and index.
Form Also issued online.
Contents Renaissance magic and the return of the Golden Age -- Art and magic in the philosophy of Marsilio Ficino -- Pico della Mirandola : Christian Cabala, theurgy, and universal reformation -- Cornelius Agrippa and the dissemination of Renaissance magic -- Magic, science, and witchcraft in Renaissance England -- Vision and illusion in Marlowe's Dr. Faustus -- The renaissance magus as mock-hero : Utopianism and religious enthusiasm in Ben Jonson's The alchemist -- Neoclassicism and the scientific frame of mind : Ben Jonson and "mystick symboles" -- Magic as love and faith : Shakespeare's The tempest.
Summary Studies Renaissance occultism and discusses how it influenced the work of popular artists and writers from the Renaissance, including Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare.
Subject Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Alchemist.
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Alchemist.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.
Alchemist (Jonson, Ben) (OCoLC)fst01911445
Doctor Faustus (Marlowe, Christopher) (OCoLC)fst01356065
Tempest (Shakespeare, William) (OCoLC)fst01356079
English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism.
English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
Golden age (Mythology) in literature.
Occultism in literature.
Alchemy in literature.
Magic in literature.
Renaissance -- England.
Alchemy in literature. (OCoLC)fst00804259
English drama. (OCoLC)fst00910737
English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan. (OCoLC)fst01710950
Golden age (Mythology) in literature. (OCoLC)fst00944543
Magic in literature. (OCoLC)fst01005497
Occultism in literature. (OCoLC)fst01043154
Renaissance. (OCoLC)fst01094518
England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
Chronological Term 1500-1699
Indexed Term English literature Special subjects Magic (Occultism)
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
Other Form: Online version: Mebane, John S., 1946- Renaissance magic and the return of the Golden Age. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1989 (OCoLC)597942658
ISBN 9780803231337 (alk. paper)
0803231334 (alk. paper)
9780803281790 (pbk.)
080328179X (pbk.)
Sudoc No. U5001 T066 -1989 nbdocs
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