Divination on stage : Prophetic body signs in early modern theatre in Spain and Europe
Gernert, Folke
Divination on stage : Prophetic body signs in early modern theatre in Spain and Europe - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021 - 1 electronic resource (252 p.)
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Magicians, necromancers and astrologers are assiduous characters in the European golden age theatre. This book deals with dramatic characters who act as physiognomists or palm readers in the fictional world and analyses the fictionalisation of physiognomic lore as a practice of divination in early modern Romance theatre from Pietro Aretino and Giordano Bruno to Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca and Thomas Corneille.
Creative Commons
English
9783110695755 9783110695755 9783110695748 9783110734805
10.1515/9783110695755 doi
Literature: history & criticism
Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Early modern Romance theatre Spanish Golden Age drama Divination Occult sciences
Divination on stage : Prophetic body signs in early modern theatre in Spain and Europe - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021 - 1 electronic resource (252 p.)
Open Access
Magicians, necromancers and astrologers are assiduous characters in the European golden age theatre. This book deals with dramatic characters who act as physiognomists or palm readers in the fictional world and analyses the fictionalisation of physiognomic lore as a practice of divination in early modern Romance theatre from Pietro Aretino and Giordano Bruno to Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca and Thomas Corneille.
Creative Commons
English
9783110695755 9783110695755 9783110695748 9783110734805
10.1515/9783110695755 doi
Literature: history & criticism
Literary studies: plays & playwrights
Early modern Romance theatre Spanish Golden Age drama Divination Occult sciences