Early Modern Literature in History: Medea in English Literature, 1558–1688

Heavey, K.

This is the first book-length study of early modern English approaches to Medea, the classical witch and infanticide who exercised a powerful sway over literary and cultural imagination in the period 1558-1688. It encompasses poetry, prose and drama, and translation, tragedy, comedy and political writing.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-03-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137466341

DOI: 10.1057/9781137466242

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 273