Mary Floyd-Wilson's ground-breaking study explores occult beliefs and their relation to women and scientific knowledge in six early modern plays.
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Belief in spirits, demons and the occult was commonplace in the early modern period, as was the view that these forces could be used to manipulate nature and produce new knowledge. In this groundbreaking study, Mary Floyd-Wilson explores these beliefs in relation to women and sc…
Mary Floyd-Wilson's ground-breaking study explores occult beliefs and their relation to women and scientific knowledge in six early modern plays.
In this study, Mary Floyd-Wilson explores early modern occult beliefs and their relation to women and scientific knowledge in Renaissance drama, focusing on 'Twelfth Night', 'Arden of Faversham', 'A Warning for Fair Women', 'All's Well That Ends Well', 'The Changeling' and 'The …
Belief in spirits, demons and the occult was commonplace in the early modern period, as was the view that these forces could be used to manipulate nature and produce new knowledge. In this groundbreaking study, Mary Floyd-Wilson explores these beliefs in relation to women and sc…
Mary Floyd-Wilson's ground-breaking study explores occult beliefs and their relation to women and scientific knowledge in six early modern plays.
"In this ground-breaking study, Mary Floyd-Wilson argues that the early modern English believed their affections and behavior were influenced by hidden sympathies and antipathies that coursed through the natural world. These forces not only produced emotional relationships but t…
Mary Floyd-Wilson's ground-breaking study explores occult beliefs and their relation to women and scientific knowledge in six early modern plays.