Guenther, Genevieve. <br/><br/>
Magical imaginations  instrumental aesthetics in the English Renaissance / 
Genevieve Juliette Guenther. 
 - Toronto [Ont. :  University of Toronto Press,  (c)2012. (Saint-Lazare, Quebec :  Canadian Electronic Library,  (c)2012). 
 - 1 online resource (x, 169 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Conjuration and The Defense of Poesy --  The Demonology of Spenserian Discipline --  Why Devils Came when Faustus Called Them --  The End of Magic: Instrumental Aesthetics in The Tempest --  Epilogue (Kant's Charm). 
<br/><br/> "Through analyses of texts ranging from sermons and theological treatises to medical tracts and legal documents, Genevieve Guenther sheds new light on magic as a cultural practice in early modern England. She demonstrates that magic was a highly pragmatic, even cynical endeavor infiltrating unexpected spheres--including Elizabethan taxation policy and Jacobean political philosophy. With this new understanding of early modern magic, and a fresh context for compelling readings of classic literary works, Magical Imaginations reveals the central importance of magic to English literary history"--Pub. desc. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442693951 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English drama--History and criticism.--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600<br/>Magic in literature.<br/>Aesthetics in literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR525  / .M345 2012