Classical Culture And Witchcraft In Medieval And Renaissance Italy

Marina Montesano examines Greek and Latin literature, revealing how particular features of ancient striges were carried into the Late Middle Ages, through the Renaissance and into the fifteenth century, when early Italian trials recall the myth of the strix common in ancient Latin sources and in popular memory.

• | By (Author): Marina Montesano
• | Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
• | Publication Date: Jul 26, 2018
• | Country of Publication: Switzerland
• | Number of Pages: 278 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 3319920774
• | ISBN-13: 9783319920771