Shakespiritualism: Shakespeare and the Occult, 1850-1950

by J. Kahan

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Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Shakespeare's ghost appeared again and again at seance tables in London, Paris, Melbourne, and Cape Town, as well as in smaller, rural settings. This study concerns itself with a now-forgotten religious group, Spiritualists, and how its ensuing discussions of Shakespeare's meaning, his writing practices, his possible collaborations, and the supposed purity and/or corruption of his texts anticipated, accompanied, or silhouetted similar debates in Shakespeare studies.
  • ISBN10 1137313552
  • ISBN13 9781137313553
  • Publish Date 28 February 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 270
  • Language English