Université Paris Nanterre
Cover image: Macbeth, 1952. Photo by Angus Mcbean, copyright RSC, All rights reserved. Fall 2026/2027 Descriptif This seminar examines the representation of magic, witchcraft, and the supernatural in early modern English drama (c. 1500–1700). The course locates plays in their intellectual, theological, and socio-political contexts, exploring how playwrights engaged with contemporary debates on demonology, natural … Continue reading Seminar on Magic in early modern drama
Edited by Victoria Bladen and Yan Brailowsky Shakespeare and the supernatural Manchester University Press, 2020. ISBN: 978-1-5261-0906-4 Supernatural elements are of central significance in many of Shakespeare's plays, contributing to their dramatic power and intrigue. Ghosts haunt political spaces and internal psyches, witches foresee the future and disturb the present, fairies meddle with love and … Continue reading Shakespeare and the supernatural