A History of Crossroads in Early Modern Culture /

A History of Crossroads in Early Modern Culture / / Bill Angus.

Tracks the history of concepts and practices associated with the physical crossroads in the early modern periodBreaks new ground in the area of literary geography and enhances the historical understanding of the place of the crossroads in literary and cultural discourseUnifies various discourses of...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
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Angus, Bill,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (312 p.) :; 14 B/W illustrations 14 black and white illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: The Ways – Transformation, Binding and Presence
  • 1. Axes: Ecstatic Heights and Nightmare Depths
  • 2. Magic: Transformation and Self-determination
  • 3. Music: Going Down to the Crossroads
  • 4. Gods: Appointments with the Divine
  • 5. Terminus: The Night, the Crossroads and the Stake
  • 6. Literature: Liminal Ground in Early Modern Drama
  • 7. Hallowed Roads: Routes to the Crossroads
  • 8. Wanderers: The Predicament of a Stranger
  • 9. Monsters: ‘Spirits of another sort’
  • 10. Protection: The X in the Landscape
  • Conclusion: The Parting – Intersections
  • Notes
  • Index

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