[Shakespeare, William]Wills, Gary.

Witches & Jesuits. Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

New York, Oxford, The New York Public Library, Oxford University Press, 1995. 15 cm x 22 cm. VIII, 223 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

A reading of Macbeth linked to the politics (the Gunpowder Plot) and theology of the day, recreating the burning theological and political crises of Shakespeare’s era.

Includes chapters on: Male Witch / Lady Macbeth / Jesuits and appendices on the Date of the Play and Text of the Play. Also includes a Key to Brief Citations, Notes, Line Index to the Play and an Index of Names.

• Keywords: 17th Century · 17th century Literature · Critical Analysis · Criticism and interpretation · Drama · Drama Studies · English History · English Literary Criticism · English Literature · Gunpowder Plot · History · Interpretation · Jacobean Drama · Jesuits · Literary Analysis · Literary Criticism · Literary History · Macbeth · Plays · Playwrights · Political History · Politics and culture · Politics and literature · Shakespeare Studies · Supernatural · Theological Studies · Theology · Witchcraft
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195088794
• Inventory Number: 200156AB

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