Magic and Masculinity in Early Modern English Drama

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Magic and Masculinity in Early Modern English Drama Medieval & Renaissance Literary Studies General Editor: Albert C. Labriola Advisory Editor: Foster Provost Editorial Board: Judith H. Anderson Diana Treviño Benet Donald Cheney Ann Baynes Coiro Mary T. Crane Patrick Cullen A. C. Hamilton Margaret P. Hannay Michael Lieb Thomas P. Roche Jr. Mary Beth Rose John T. Shawcross John M. Steadman Humphrey Tonkin Susanne Woods Copyright © 2009 Duquesne University Press All rights reserved Published in the United States of America by DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY PRESS 600 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282 No part of this book may be used or reproduced, in any manner or form whatsoever, without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of short quotations in critical articles or reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McAdam, Ian, 1960– Magic and masculinity in early modern English drama / Ian McAdam. p. cm.— (Medieval & Renaissance literary studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “The prevalent worldview of early modern England, shaped by Protestantism, dismissed magical belief as an ideological delusion inherent to Catholicism, while also encouraging a strong sense of individualism, through which a new masculinity found expression. This study asks why, then, did magical self-empowerment retain such a hold on that society’s imagination?”—Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-8207-0424-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. English drama—Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500–1600—History and criticism. 2. Magic in literature. 3. Masculinity in literature. I. Title. PR658.M27.M33 2009 822’.3’0937—dc22 2009029285 First eBook edition, 2011 I gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Susan Wadsworth-Booth and Kathy McLaughlin Meyer at Duquesne University Press, who were enormously helpful during the production of this book. I am also grateful to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for the grant that enabled the original research for the project, and for subsequent support from Christopher Nicol, Dean of Arts and Science, University of Lethbridge. Students at the University of Lethbridge have offered a sustaining influence over the years, with their lively discussion of, and responses to, early modern literature, and Leanne Little served as a very able research assistant. This book is dedicated to Wendy, Kate, and Sam, and to the memory of my father. ISBN 978-0-8207-0504-0 ...