Medea in English Literature, 1558–1688
by
K. Heavey
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
This is the first book-length study of early modern English approaches to Medea, the classical witch and infanticide who exercised a powerful sway over literary and cultural imagination in the period 1558-1688. It encompasses poetry, prose and drama, and translation, tragedy, comedy and political writing.