Divination on stage

Divination on stage

Author: Folke Gernert

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2021-02-08

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 3110695758

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Magicians, necromancers and astrologers are assiduous characters in the European golden age theatre. This book deals with dramatic characters who act as physiognomists or palm readers in the fictional world and analyses the fictionalisation of physiognomic lore as a practice of divination in early modern Romance theatre from Pietro Aretino and Giordano Bruno to Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca and Thomas Corneille.


The Tale of Tea

The Tale of Tea

Author: George van Driem

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789004386259

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The Tale of Tea presents a comprehensive history of tea from prehistoric times to the present day in a single volume, covering the fascinating social history of tea and the origins, botany and biochemistry of this singularly important cultigen.