![]() ![]() Again, an magnificent talent at work to transform the often frustratingly obtuse words of Puritans into high drama. ![]() All of this, while making Puritan writing exceptionally readable and enjoyable. Her footnotes brilliantly elucidate the text further and create comparisons to our culture through interjections of contemporary statements and cultural ideas. She returns to the witch trials of Salem both their cultural magic and their realism, a balance that's hard to conjure when so many others have failed at such a task. Her book, Witches, is replete with not only horror at the events, but also a sense of wit and humor amongst the gravitas of the situation. It is a true talent to make history exciting. Being in the field of history (especially in my field of art history) can mean a endless parade of wooden and tedious books, papers, and essays. ![]()
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