| Description |
1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Studies in romance languages ; 49 |
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Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 49.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-314) and index. |
| Summary |
"The evil that men do" has been chronicled for thousands of years on the European stage, and perhaps nowhere else is human fear of our own evil more detailed than in its personifications in theater. In Stages of Evil, Robert Lima explores the sociohistorical implications of Christian and pagan representations of evil and the theatrical creativity that occultism has engendered. By examining examples of alchemy, astronomy, demonology, exorcism, fairies, vampires, witchcraft, hauntings, and voodoo in prominent plays, Stages of Evil explores American and European perceptions of occultism from medi. |
| Contents |
Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Mouth of Hell; 2. The Masks of Harlequin; 3. The Pagan Pluto; 4. The Primal Spirit; 5. Rites of Passage; 6. The Savaged Mind; 7. Satan in Salem; 8. A Matter of Habit; 9. The Prey of the Vampire; 10. Wither'd and Wild; 11. The Cave and the Magician; Appendix; Index. |
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| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Occultism in literature.
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Drama -- History and criticism.
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Literature.
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Fine Arts.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Drama.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst00897468
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Occultism in literature. (OCoLC)fst01043154
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lima, Robert. Stages of evil. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2005 0813123623 (DLC) 2005028376 (OCoLC)61859753 |
| ISBN |
0813171768 (electronic bk.) |
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9780813171760 (electronic bk.) |
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