The witch in history : early modern and twentieth-century representations / Diane Purkiss.

Looking at texts from colonial narratives to court masques, trial records to folktales, and Shakespeare to Sylvia Plath, this book shows how the witch acts as a carrier for fears, desires and fantasies both now and in the early modern period.

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author:	Purkiss, Diane, 1961-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Subjects:	Witchcraft > History. Witchcraft in literature. Witchcraft in art. Witchcraft. History.