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The Witch of Edmonton: By William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford

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The Witch of Edmonton: By William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford - Corbin, Peter (Editor), and Sedge, Douglas (Editor)
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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 ...

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The Witch of Edmonton: By William Rowley, Thomas Dekker and John Ford 1999, Manchester University Press, Manchester

ISBN-13: 9780719052477

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