Join Dr. Erica Anzalone to discuss Kathryn Nuernberger’s award-winning essay collection The Witch of Eye! Purchase on Witch Lit to avoid fees.
DESCRIPTION FROM PUBLISHER
This amazingly wise and nimble collection investigates the horrors inflicted on so-called “witches” of the past. The Witch of Eye unearths salves, potions, and spells meant to heal, yet interpreted by inquisitors as evidence of evil. The author describes torture and forced confessions alongside accounts of gentleness of legendary midwives. In one essay about a trial, we learn through folklore that Jesus’s mother was a midwife who cured her own son’s rheumatism. In other essays there are subtle parallels to contemporary discourse around abortion and environmental destruction. Nuernberger weaves in her own experiences, too. There’s an ironic look at her own wedding, an uncomfortable visit to the Prague Museum of Torture, and an afternoon spent tearing out a garden in a mercurial fit. Her researched material is eye-opening and lively. An absolutely thrilling collection.
SCHEDULE
Tuesday 3/26 from 7-8 pm EST - Page 1-55
Tuesday 4/30 from 7-8 pm EST - Page 56-118
Tuesday 5/28 from 7-8 pm EST - Page 119-end
TIERED PRICING
1 drop-in class for those with more means - $25.00
1 drop-in class for those with less means - $15.00
3 Class Pack - $30.00
