The Early Modern Medea Medea in English Literature, 1558–1688
Description
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.
Keywords
Literary CriticismSemiotics & TheorySocial ScienceEuropeanModernPoetryFictionLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeAnthropologyCultural & Social
2015Book
Author(s)Katherine Heavey
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137466341
LanguageEnglish
