The Early Modern Medea
Medea in English Literature, 1558–1688
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | K. Heavey | ISBN: | 9781137466242 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | February 24, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | K. Heavey |
| ISBN: | 9781137466242 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | February 24, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
