About the author
Sydney Anglo was a British historian, Emeritus Professor at Swansea University, known for his scholarship on Renaissance culture, chivalry, Tudor propaganda and pageantry, and the history of witchcraft and magic. The catalogue lists his edited collection The Damned Art: Essays in the Literature of Witchcraft, published by Routledge, in which contributors examine early modern demonological texts as literary and polemical works, weighing how their authors argued for or against the prosecution of witches. Anglo's own scholarship, which includes major studies of Machiavelli's reception and of chivalric and courtly display, situates this collection within a career spent reading occult and political texts as products of their historical argument rather than as evidence for or against the reality of magic. The book suits readers interested in the intellectual and legal history of the witch trials.
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“Anglo provides a compelling, albeit dense, academic dissection of witchcraft literature. The collection’s strength lies in its multi-disciplinary approach, offering deep insights into how texts fueled historical debates across…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Damned Art (Rle Witchcraft): Essays in the Literature of Witchcraft Anglo, Sydney
“Sydney Anglo’s 'The Damned Art' is a rigorous academic compilation that demands patience and scholarly interest. It offers deep insights into the literary and intellectual contexts of witchcraft literature through eight essays by…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Damned Art (Rle Witchcraft): Essays in the Literature of Witchcraft Anglo, Sydney
