The child witches of Lucerne and Buchau : a translation of Eveline Hasler's novel / Eveline Hasler ; translated by Waltraud Maierhofer and Jenniefer Vanderbeek ; edited and with an introduction by Waltraud Maierhofer.
Publisher:
Lehigh University Press ;
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
xi, 181 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Translated from the German. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Buchau, Upper Swabia 1658. European Witch Hunts: Major Scholarly Debates -- The Child Witches: Outsiders, Their Helpless Advocates, and The Reader -- Notes on the Translation -- Concluding Thoughts -- The Child Witches of Lucerne and Buchau: A Novel / Eveline Hasler -- Preface by Eveline Hasler -- Lucerne 1652 -- Buchau, Upper Swabia 1658.
Summary:
"In her research on witchcraft trials, Swiss writer Eveline Hasler discovered children who were accused of witchcraft and punished by death. With this thought-provoking novel, The Child Witches of Lucerne and Buchau, provides a moving memorial for them, translated from the original German by Waltraud Maierhofer and Jennifer Vanderbeek"-- Provided by publisher.
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