The Witch of Edmonton: By William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Witch of Edmonton: By William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford
By (Author) Peter Corbin
Edited by Douglas Sedge
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
7th October 1999
United Kingdom
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
160
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
Description
The Witch of Edmonton has received considerable attention recently both from scholars and critics interested in witchcraft practices and also from the directors in the theatre. The play, based on a sensational witchcraft trial of 1621, presents Mother Sawyer and her local community in the grip of a witch-mania reflecting popular belief and superstition of the time. This edition offers a thorough reconsideration of the text with a complete transcription of the original pamphlet by Henry Goodcole. This edition will be of particular interest not only to students of Renaissance Drama but also of the cultural history of the seventeenth century.. Open University adopted text (for their new Renaissance Drama module). -- .
Author Bio
Peter Corbin is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter. Douglas Sedge is Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter
