Fair and Foul: Magical Figures in Early Modern Europe

This volume publishes the results of a project on magical fiction and figures funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, which emerged from a conference focusing on the magus and his creative capacities before and after the Counter-Reformation. The conceptual debate of magia goes back to the French 17th century, when, for example, fireworks were discussed as magic. The contributions focus on the Italian 16th century and compare it with European literatures. The essays share a common interest in th ...