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Author LaPorte, Charles, 1972- author.

Title The Victorian cult of Shakespeare : bardology in the nineteenth century / Charles LaPorte
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 213 pages) : illustrations
Series Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 125
Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 125.
Contents Shakespearean sermons and other pious texts -- The harmonies and beauties of devotional Shakespeare volumes -- The sonnets and the messiah -- The authority of the (missing) author -- Shakespearean clerisies and perfect texts -- Concealed wonders and choice treasures
Summary "In the Victorian era, William Shakespeare's work was often celebrated as a sacred text: a sort of secular English Bible. Even today, Shakespeare remains a uniquely important literary figure. Yet Victorian criticism took on religious dimensions that now seem outlandish in retrospect. Ministers wrote sermons based upon Shakespearean texts and delivered them from pulpits in Christian churches. Some scholars crafted devotional volumes to compare his texts directly with the Bible's. Still others created Shakespearean societies in the faith that his inspiration was not like that of other playwrights. Charles LaPorte uses such examples from the Victorian cult of Shakespeare to illustrate the complex relationship between religion, literature and secularization. His work helps to illuminate a curious but crucial chapter in the history of modern literary studies in the West, as well as its connections with Biblical scholarship and textual criticism"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographic references and index
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Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History -- 19th century.
SUBJECT Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast
Subject Religion and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
Religion and literature
England
Genre/Form Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020018091
ISBN 9781108866262
1108866263