Dreaming the english renaissance: politics and desire in court and culture

Dreaming the English Renaissance examines ideas about dreams, actual dreams people had and recorded, and the many ways dreams were used in the culture and politics of the Tutor/Stuart age in order to provide a window into the mental life and the most profound beliefs of people of the time. ÍNDICE: - Introduction - 1605, The Year of Three Dreams - Theorists and Practitioners: Dreaming About the Living and the Dead - Religion and Witchcraft - Sexuality and Power - Sacred Blood and Monarchy - The Royal Road to the Death of the King - The Use of Dreams as a Way to Understand History

• ISBN: 978-0-230-60261-8
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 12/12/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés