Street literature in Modern England: an analysis of the representations of the criminal woman and the witchcraft in the pamphlet The most cruel and bloody murder (1606)

Abstract

The present article intends to carry out an analytical examination of the representations of women and witchcraft in Modern England based on street literature, focusing on the narrative of the pamphlet The most cruel and bloody murder, published in 1606 seeking to understand the role socially played by printed in the construction of misogynistic images in the context of the reform undertaking since the 15th century in Europe.

Keywords

• idade moderna inglesa. literatura de rua. mulheres e bruxaria.