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Article: Exorcism and its Texts: Subjectivity in Early Modern Literature of England and Spain.(Book review)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- January 1, 2006
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Exorcism and its Texts: Subjectivity in Early Modern Literature of England and Spain. By Hilaire Kallendorf. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2003. xxi+ 327 pp. 48 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 0-8020-8817-1.
Hilaire Kallendorf's investigation into the representation of exorcism rituals in the literatures of early modern England and Spain looks at a range of texts, from Shakespeare and Cervantes to rarer material. Perhaps the key virtue of the book lies in what its author describes as a 'basic respect' (p. 187) for early modern religion. Kallendorf does not bring an overbearing modern scepticism to her topic, but allows religious beliefs from the past to speak to ...