Renaissance magic and the return of the Golden Age
Subtitle: the occult tradition and Marlowe, Jonson, and Shakespeare
By: John S. Mebane.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism; English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism; Golden age (Mythology) in literature; Occultism in literature; Alchemy in literature; Magic in literature; Renaissance -- England
Description: Studies Renaissance occultism and discusses how it influenced the work of popular artists and writers from the Renaissance, including Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 250-296.
Includes index.