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The Early Modern Medea

Medea in English Literature, 1558–1688

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Katherine Heavey

    1. University of Glasgow, UK

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Part of the book series: Early Modern Literature in History (EMLH)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Katherine Heavey
    Pages 1-21

  3. Medieval Medea

    • Katherine Heavey
    Pages 22-50

  4. Translating Medea

    • Katherine Heavey
    Pages 51-83

  5. Tragic Medea

    • Katherine Heavey
    Pages 84-118

  6. Comic Medea

    • Katherine Heavey
    Pages 119-156

  7. Political Medea

    • Katherine Heavey
    Pages 157-189

  8. Conclusion

    • Katherine Heavey
    Pages 190-202

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 203-273
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About this book

This is the first book-length study of early modern English approaches to Medea, the classical witch and infanticide who exercised a powerful sway over literary and cultural imagination in the period 1558-1688. It encompasses poetry, prose and drama, and translation, tragedy, comedy and political writing.

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  • University of Glasgow, UK

    Katherine Heavey

About the author

Katherine Heavey is a Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at the University of Glasgow, UK. From 2010 to 2012, she held a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at Newcastle University. She has published a number of articles on various aspects of early modern studies.

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