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Shakespeare's Hybrid Faith: History, Religion and the Stage (Early Modern Literature in History)
Jean-Christophe Mayer
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Description for Shakespeare's Hybrid Faith: History, Religion and the Stage (Early Modern Literature in History)
Hardcover. This book throws new light on the issue of the dramatist's religious orientation by dismissing sectarian and one-sided theories, tackling the problem from the angle of the variegated Elizabethan context recently uncovered by modern historians and theatre scholars. It is argued that faith was a quest rather than a quiet certainty for the playwright. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSGS; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
This book throws new light on the issue of the dramatist's religious orientation by dismissing sectarian and one-sided theories, tackling the problem from the angle of the variegated Elizabethan context recently uncovered by modern historians and theatre scholars. It is argued that faith was a quest rather than a quiet certainty for the playwright.
This book throws new light on the issue of the dramatist's religious orientation by dismissing sectarian and one-sided theories, tackling the problem from the angle of the variegated Elizabethan context recently uncovered by modern historians and theatre scholars. It is argued that faith was a quest rather than a quiet certainty for the playwright.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Early Modern Literature in History
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230005259
SKU
V9780230005259
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99-15
About Jean-Christophe Mayer
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE MAYER is a Senior Research Fellow employed by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and is also a member of the Institute for Research on the Renaissance, the Neoclassical Age and the Enlightenment (IRCL) at Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier.
Reviews for Shakespeare's Hybrid Faith: History, Religion and the Stage (Early Modern Literature in History)
'Jean-Christophe Mayer's book...very welcome, as a well-written, responsible, refreshingly sane contrubtion to a debate where overstatement on both sides has been so prevalent and sometimes so damaging'. - Times Literary Supplement 'Mayer's quizzical approach makes this book rewardingly level-headed.' - Dr. Woods, Church Times '... this book is historically insightful and convincingly demonstrates the ... Read more