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1 online resource (ix, 231 pages) |
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Oxford English monographs |
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Oxford English monographs.
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| Contents |
Drama and the word : the Bible on the early modern stage -- Shakespeare's incarnational aesthetic : the mystery plays and Catholicism -- Comedic form and Paschal motif in the first and second quartos of Romeo and Juliet -- "I am not he shall buyld the Lord a house" : religious imagery and the succession to the English throne in King John -- "Covering discretion with a coat of folly" : the redemptive self-fashioning of Hal -- "Usurp the beggary he was never born to" : Measure for measure and the questioning of divine kingship |
| Summary |
Explores Shakespeare's engagement with the religious culture of his time. Through readings of a number of plays - "Romeo and Juliet", "King John", "1 Henry IV", "Henry V", and "Measure for Measure", this work explains allusions to the Bible, the Church's liturgy, and to the mystery plays performed in England in Shakespeare's boyhood |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-221) and index |
| 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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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
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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Catholic Church -- In literature.
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Catholic Church fast |
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Bible -- In literature.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013818
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Bible fast |
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Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century
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Christian drama, English -- History and criticism
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Catholics -- England -- History -- 16th century
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Religion in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare.
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DRAMA -- Shakespeare.
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Catholics
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Christian drama, English
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Christianity and literature
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Literature
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Religion
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Religion in literature
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Religion
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| SUBJECT |
England -- Church history -- 16th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043267
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England
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781429460019 |
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1429460016 |
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9780191514142 |
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0191514144 |
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9780191706158 |
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0191706159 |
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9786610758364 |
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6610758360 |
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1280758368 |
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9781280758362 |
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