Marion Gibson is Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures at the University of Exeter, UK. Her publications include Reading Witchcraft (1999), Possession, Puritanism and Print (2006) and Witchcraft Myths in American Culture (2007).Jo Ann Esra is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Exeter, UK.

The authors show passionate attention to Shakespeare's language, a sound grasp of the historical and social background, and devoted bibliographical trawling... This is a delightful and useful volume; in every case the authors discuss the critical literature, provide helpful comment, and supply a splendid, though necessarily selective, bibliography.

• Series Editor's PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction AbbreviationsA-Z entriesSelect BibliographyIndex

Marion Gibson is Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures at the University of Exeter, UK. Her publications include Reading Witchcraft (1999), Possession, Puritanism and Print (2006) and Witchcraft Myths in American Culture (2007).Jo Ann Esra is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Exeter, UK.

The authors show passionate attention to Shakespeare's language, a sound grasp of the historical and social background, and devoted bibliographical trawling... This is a delightful and useful volume; in every case the authors discuss the critical literature, provide helpful comment, and supply a splendid, though necessarily selective, bibliography.

• Series Editor's PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction AbbreviationsA-Z entriesSelect BibliographyIndex

Marion Gibson is Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures at the University of Exeter, UK. Her publications include Reading Witchcraft (1999), Possession, Puritanism and Print (2006) and Witchcraft Myths in American Culture (2007).Jo Ann Esra is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Exeter, UK.

The authors show passionate attention to Shakespeare's language, a sound grasp of the historical and social background, and devoted bibliographical trawling... This is a delightful and useful volume; in every case the authors discuss the critical literature, provide helpful comment, and supply a splendid, though necessarily selective, bibliography.

• Series Editor's PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction AbbreviationsA-Z entriesSelect BibliographyIndex