The Major Works of John Cotta - The Short Discovery (1612) and the Trial of Witchcraft (1616)

This volume presents the first critical edition of the works of the early modern physician and thinker John Cotta, who boldly called for reform in both medical practice and the prosecution of witchcraft.

About the author

Todd H. J. Pettigrew, PhD (1998) University of Waterloo, is Associate Professor of English and Drama at Cape Breton University. He has pubished numerous articles on renaissance literature and culture and is the author of Shakespeare and the Practice of Physic (University of Delaware Press, 2007). Stephanie M. Pettigrew is a doctoral candidate in History at the University of New Brunswick. Jacques A. Bailly, PhD (1997) is Associate Professor of Classics at The University of Vermont. He is the author of The Socratic Theages: A Commentary (Olms Verlag, 2004).

Product details

• Authors: Jacques A Bailly, Jacques A. Bailly, Stephanie M Pettigrew, Stephanie M. Pettigrew, Todd H J Pettigrew, Todd H. J. Pettigrew
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.10.2018
• EAN: 9789004367166
• ISBN: 978-90-04-36716-6
• No. of pages: 462
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 239 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 757 g
• Series: Renaissance Society of America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General