| Magical Imaginations: Instrumental Aesthetics in the English Renaissance Subjects: English poetry -- Early modern 1500–1700 -- History and criticism; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan 1500–1600 -- History and criticism; Magic in literature; Aesthetics in literature; With this new understanding of early modern magic, and a fresh context for compelling readings of classic literary works, Magical Imaginations reveals the central importance of magic to English literary history. Guenther Genevieve : Genevieve Guenther is an independent scholar with a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. |