Dreaming the English Renaissance [electronic resource] : Politics and Desire in Court and Culture /
Levin, C.author.
Dreaming the English Renaissance examines ideas about dreams, actual dreams people had and recorded, and the many ways dreams were used in the culture and politics of the Tutor/Stuart age in order to provide a window into the mental life and the most profound beliefs of people of the time.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-204) and index.
1605, the year of three dreams -- Theorists and practitioners: dreaming about the living and the dead --  Religion and witchcraft -- Sexuality, power, and dreams of a new dynasty -- Sacred blood and monarchy .
Dreaming the English Renaissance examines ideas about dreams, actual dreams people had and recorded, and the many ways dreams were used in the culture and politics of the Tutor/Stuart age in order to provide a window into the mental life and the most profound beliefs of people of the time.
Great Britain-History.
Europe-History.
History, Modern.
Social history.
Civilization-History.
Europe-History-1492-.
History of Britain and Ireland.
European History.
Modern History.
Social History.
Cultural History.
History of Early Modern Europe.