Shakespeare, Harsnett, and the devils of Denham

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Shakespeare, Harsnett, and the devils of Denham

F.W. Brownlow

University of Delaware Press , Associated University Presses, c1993

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-433) and index

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Part 1 of this book provides an annotated edition of Samuel Harsnett's famous attack on the practice of exorcism, which had a profound influence upon Shakespeare's conception and writing of King Lear. Part 2 explores the context of Shakespeare's reading of Harsnett's book.

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