Divination on stage

Prophetic body signs in early modern theatre in Spain and Europe

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Author(s)
Gernert, Folke
Language
English
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Abstract
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.
URI
https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/181583
Keywords
Early modern Romance theatre; Spanish Golden Age drama; Divination; Occult sciences; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSG Literary studies: plays and playwrights
DOI
10.1515/9783110695755
ISBN
9783110695755, 9783110695748, 9783110734805
Publisher
De Gruyter
Publisher website
http://www.degruyter.com/
Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2021
Pages
252