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The Witch of Edmonton
Series: Arden Early Modern Drama
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Ideal for students and scholars of theatre, history, and cultural studies, as well as readers interested in early modern drama and witchcraft narratives.
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On 19 April 1621, a woman named Elizabeth Sawyer was hanged at Tyburn. Her story was on the bookstalls within days and within weeks was adapted for the stage as The Witch of Edmonton.
The devil stalks Edmonton in the shape of a large black dog and, just as Elizabeth Sawyer makes her demonic pact, the newlywed Frank Thorney enters into his own dark bargain in the shape of a second, bigamous marriage.
Torn between sympathy for Sawyer and Thorney and a clear-eyed assessment of their crimes, the play was the finest and most nuanced treatment of witchcraft that the stage would see for centuries.
Lucy Munro's introduction provides students and scholars with a detailed understanding of this complex play.
Series: Arden Early Modern Drama
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ISBN: 9781904271529
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 December 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare
Illustration: 21 bw illus
Contributors:
- Edited by Lucy Munro
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Lucy Munro is Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at King's College London, UK. She is also Secretary of the Marlowe Society of America, Publicity Officer for the Malone Society, and a member of the Architecture Research Group at Shakespeare’s Globe and the steering group of the London Renaissance Seminar.
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