Divination on stage: Prophetic body signs in early modern theatre in Spain and Europe

Folke Gernert

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2021

Divination on stage

Prophetic body signs in early modern theatre in Spain and Europe

Folke Gernert

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110695755

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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.

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Folke Gernert, University of Trier, Germany.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	V
Contents Open Access Download PDF	VII
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 Divination and the human body Open Access Download PDF	5
Chapter 2 Dramatic readings of the hand and the body in the theatre of the 16^th century Open Access Download PDF	31
Chapter 3 17^th century theatre and occultism Open Access Download PDF	69
Chapter 4 Calderón and the condemnation of the divinatory arts on the stage Open Access Download PDF	143
Chapter 5 Divination and marginalised women on stage Open Access Download PDF	187
Epilogue Open Access Download PDF	197
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	199
Name index Open Access Download PDF	243

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics (Romance, Literary and Drama Studies)
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 252
Keywords: early modern Romance theatre; Spanish Golden Age drama; divination; occult sciences

eBook

Published: February 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783110695755

Hardcover

Published: February 8, 2021
ISBN: 9783110695748