Crafting the Witch: Gendering Magic in Medieval and Early Modern England

Author:   Heidi Breuer (California State University, San Marcos, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415977616


Pages:   190
Publication Date:   01 April 2009
Format:   Hardback
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Crafting the Witch: Gendering Magic in Medieval and Early Modern England


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Author:   Heidi Breuer (California State University, San Marcos, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780415977616


ISBN 10:   0415977614
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   01 April 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One: ""Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?"": An Introduction to Medieval and Early Modern Magic Chapter Two: Gender-Blending: Transformative Power in Twelfth- and Thirteenth-Century Arthurian Literature Chapter Three: From Rags to Riches, Or the Step-Mother’s Revenge: Transformative Power in Late Medieval Arthurian Romances Chapter Four: The Lady is a Hag: Three Writers and the Transformation of Magic in Sixteenth-Century England Chapter Five: Hags on Film: Contemporary Echoes of the Early Modern Wicked Witch Notes Bibliography Index"

Reviews

'There is much to recommend in this book. It is engagingly written, even when dealing with difficult concepts, and the linking of medieval with modern representations of magic is fascinating, especially because many students are first attracted to studying magic because of modern TV shows or novels ... Overall, this is a stimulating and accessible contribution to a growing field, and has much to interest historians of medieval and early modern magic.' -- Reviews in History


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Heidi Breuer teaches at California State University, San Marcos

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