 | Malevolent Nurture: Witch-Hunting and Maternal Power in Early Modern England Subjects: Witchcraft -- England -- History; Witches -- England -- History; Mothers -- England -- Social conditions; Persecution -- England -- History; Shakespeare William 1564–1616 -- Knowledge -- Occultism; Witchcraft in literature; In Malevolent Nurture , Deborah Willis explores the dynamics of witchcraft accusation through legal documents, pamphlet literature, religious tracts, and the plays of... Deborah Willis is Associate Professor of English at University of California, Riverside |
