Format:
IX, 235 S.
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
0-230-00525-X
,
978-0-230-00525-9
Series Statement:
Early modern literature in history
Content:
"Shakespeare's Hybrid Faith offers a complete review of current scholarship on Shakespeare and religion and a fresh perspective on the vexed question of the dramatist's religious orientation. It throws new light on the issue by dismissing sectarian and one-sided theories, tackling the problem from the angle of the variegated Elizabethan context which modern historians and theatre scholars have recently uncovered. The book - which relies to a large extent on primary material, including archival material (some of which has never been published before) - argues in particular that faith was more of a quest than a quiet certainty for the playwright. Far from being silent on the subject of religion, Shakespeare in fact came back to this issue again and again throughout his career as a poet and dramatist, primarily to find answers to the religious questions that haunted him and his fellow Elizabethans."--BOOK JACKET.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
1564-1616 Shakespeare, William
;
Religion
;
1564-1616 Shakespeare, William
;
Königsdrama
;
Religion
URL:
Contributor biographical information
URL:
Publisher description
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2006043227-d.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2006043227-t.html
Author information:
Mayer, Jean-Christophe 1968-
