TY  - BOOK
AU  - Guenther,Genevieve
TI  - Magical imaginations: instrumental aesthetics in the English Renaissance 
SN  - 9781442693951
AV  - PR525 .M345 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Toronto [Ont.
PB  - University of Toronto Press
KW  - English drama
KW  - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Magic in literature
KW  - Aesthetics in literature
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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); 2; b
N2  - "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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