A history of crossroads in early modern culture / Bill Angus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Angus, Bill, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

English literature.

Roads in literature.

Roads--Interchanges and intersections.

Roads.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Tracks the history of concepts and practices associated with the physical crossroads in the early modern period.

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

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Nov 2024).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Angus, Bill A History of Crossroads in Early Modern Culture

ISBN:

1-4744-9985-6

1-3995-1880-1

1-4744-9984-8

OCLC:

1322125612