Of Ghostes and Spirites Walking by Nyght 1572 [Of Ghosts ..., Whangarei in Whangarei, Northland for sale

Some marginalia on front endpaper. ; Uncommon. A 1929 reprint of the 1572 first edition. xxxi, [17], 251, [1] pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and Shakspere's coat of arms with the motto"Non Sanz Droigt"on front board. Page dimensions: 220 x 141mm. The spelling of the main part of the text has not been modernised. This will be of interest to people interest in ghosts, the history of ghost-lore in the Elizabethan period, and the ghosts of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Contents: Introduction - The Ghost-scenes in Hamlet in the light of Elizabethan Spiritualism; A note on the Text; A List of Corrections; Of Ghostes and Spirites Walking by Nyght; Appendix - The Catholic Position ion the Ghost Controversy of the Sixteenth Century, with special reference to Pierre Le Loyer's'IIII Livres Des Spectres'(1586). Lavater came to the conclusion that ghosts or apparitions were not the souls of the deceased, but"either good or evill angels, or else some secret and hid operations of God". ; 8vo
Of Ghostes and Spirites Walking by Nyght 1572 [Of Ghosts and Spirits Walking by Night] (Books)
Author
Lewe Lavater
Title
Of Ghostes and Spirites Walking by Nyght 1572 [Of Ghosts and Spirits Walking by Night]
Publisher name
Printed for the Shakespeare Association at the University Press, Oxford
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1929
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d