Shakespeare and the Christian tradition / E. Beatrice Batson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Batson, E. Beatrice.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Religion.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Religion.

Christian drama, English--History and criticism.

Christian drama, English.

Religion and drama--Christianity.

Religion and drama.

Christianity.

Christianity and literature.

Physical Description:

xviii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lewiston [N.Y.] : Edwin Mellen Press, [1994]

Contents:

Shakespeare and recent criticism / David Bevington

Is a Christian perspective on Shakespeare productive and/or necessary? / Lionel Basney

Shakespeare, new criticism, new historicism, and the Christian story / John D. Cox

Shakespeare's Henry VIII reconsidered in the light of Boethian and biblical commonplaces / Roy Battenhouse

The Reformation and Shakespeare / Mark A. Noll

Which is the Christian here, and which the Jew? / R. Chris Hassel, Jr.

The iconography of transformed fish in Shakespeare's Pericles / Peggy Muñoz Simonds

"Peace, Paulina, my charms are all o'erthrown" / Thomas Howard.

Notes:

"The eight essays included in this study originated as lectures at the Shakespeare institute held at Wheaton College (IL.) on May 29, 30, and 31, 1992"--P. xiii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0773494251

OCLC:

29548356