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1 online resource (x, 205 pages) |
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The questions -- The evidence -- Outerness & the supernatural -- King Hamlet's ambiguous ghost --Night's black agents in "Macbeth" -- Ceremonial magic in "The Tempest" -- Iago & the mytery of iniquity -- Othello and damnation -- The Christianness of "Othello" & "King Lear" -- Sex, death & pessimism in "King Lear" -- In the great hand of God |
| Summary |
Shakespeare has been viewed by critics both as a secular writer who affirmed the dual nature of man and as a Christian allegorist whose work has a submerged but positive and elaborate pattern of Christian meaning. In Shakespeare and the Outer Mystery, Robert H. West explores the philosophical and supernatural elements of five Shakespearean dramas -- Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and The Tempest. Through his analysis, West discovers Shakespeare's respect for the mysteries of existence but no clear definition of the philosophical and moral context of his play worlds. An artistic mot |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 183-198) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Tragedies.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Religion.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
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Shakespeare, William. swd |
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Christian drama, English -- History and criticism
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Religion and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century
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Religion and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century
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Religion in literature.
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Tragedy.
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tragedies.
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tragedy (general genre)
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Christian drama, English
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Criticism and interpretation
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Religion
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Religion and literature
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Religion in literature
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Tragedy
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England
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813165110 |
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0813165113 |
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