The Salem Witchcraft

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Witchcraft & Wicca
Cover of the book The Salem Witchcraft by H. B. Stowe, Books on Demand
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: H. B. Stowe ISBN: 9783748163688
Publisher: Books on Demand Publication: February 8, 2019
Imprint: Language: English
Author: H. B. Stowe
ISBN: 9783748163688
Publisher: Books on Demand
Publication: February 8, 2019
Imprint:
Language: English

However strange it seems, it is quite worthy of observation, that the actors in that tragedy, the "afflicted children," and other witnesses, in their various statements and operations, embraced about the whole circle of popular superstition. How those young country girls, some of them mere children, most of them wholly illiterate, could have become familiar with such fancies, to such an extent, is truly surprising. They acted out, and brought to bear with tremendous effect, almost all that can be found in the literature of that day, and the period preceding it, relating to such subjects. Images and visions which had been portrayed in tales of romance, and given interest to the pages of poetry, will be made by them, as we shall see, to throng the woods, flit through the air, and hover over the heads of a terrified court. The ghosts of murdered wives and children will play their parts with a vividness of representation and artistic skill of expression that have hardly been surpassed in scenic representations on the stage. In the Salem-witchcraft proceedings, the superstition of the middle ages was embodied in real action.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

However strange it seems, it is quite worthy of observation, that the actors in that tragedy, the "afflicted children," and other witnesses, in their various statements and operations, embraced about the whole circle of popular superstition. How those young country girls, some of them mere children, most of them wholly illiterate, could have become familiar with such fancies, to such an extent, is truly surprising. They acted out, and brought to bear with tremendous effect, almost all that can be found in the literature of that day, and the period preceding it, relating to such subjects. Images and visions which had been portrayed in tales of romance, and given interest to the pages of poetry, will be made by them, as we shall see, to throng the woods, flit through the air, and hover over the heads of a terrified court. The ghosts of murdered wives and children will play their parts with a vividness of representation and artistic skill of expression that have hardly been surpassed in scenic representations on the stage. In the Salem-witchcraft proceedings, the superstition of the middle ages was embodied in real action.

More books from Books on Demand

Cover of the book Moll Flanders by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Bewerbung marktorientiert vorbereiten by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Im Anflug auf Planquadrat Julius - Caesar by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Praxis-Tipps Social Intranet 2.0 by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Geruch nach Kreide by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Griechische Mythologie für Anfänger by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book The Tale of Samuel Whiskers by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Arlette et son ombre by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Proposition post-paléolithique by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Füssen by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Zweisiedler by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Politische Ratschläge by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Caught in a Childhood by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Das Leben der Hochgräfin Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns by H. B. Stowe
Cover of the book Gespensterbuch by H. B. Stowe
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy