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.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.
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Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Alchemist.
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Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus.
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Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Alchemist.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.
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Alchemist (Jonson, Ben) (OCoLC)fst01911445
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Doctor Faustus (Marlowe, Christopher) (OCoLC)fst01356065
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Tempest (Shakespeare, William) (OCoLC)fst01356079
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English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism.
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English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
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Golden age (Mythology) in literature.
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Occultism in literature.
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Alchemy in literature.
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Magic in literature.
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Renaissance -- England.
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Alchemy in literature. (OCoLC)fst00804259
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English drama. (OCoLC)fst00910737
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English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan.
(OCoLC)fst01710950
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Golden age (Mythology) in literature. (OCoLC)fst00944543
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Magic in literature. (OCoLC)fst01005497
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Occultism in literature. (OCoLC)fst01043154
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Renaissance. (OCoLC)fst01094518
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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Chronological Term |
1500-1699
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Indexed Term |
English literature Special subjects Magic (Occultism) |
Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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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) |
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0803231334 (alk. paper) |
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9780803281790 (pbk.) |
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080328179X (pbk.) |
Sudoc No. |
U5001 T066 -1989 nbdocs |
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