Divination on stage
Download or Read eBook Divination on stage PDF written by Folke Gernert and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Folke Gernert |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2021-02-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783110734805 |
| ISBN-13 | : 311073480X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Divination on stage by : Folke Gernert
Book excerpt: Magicians, necromancers and astrologers are assiduous characters in the European golden age theatre. This book deals with dramatic characters who act as physiognomists or palm readers in the fictional world and analyses the fictionalisation of physiognomic lore as a practice of divination in early modern Romance theatre from Pietro Aretino and Giordano Bruno to Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca and Thomas Corneille.
