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Catholic theology in Shakespeare's plays / David N. Beauregard.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR3011 .B43 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beauregard, David N., 1937-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Religion.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Religion.
- Catholic Church--In literature.
- Catholic Church.
- Christianity and literature--England--History--16th century.
- Christianity and literature.
- England.
- History.
- Christianity and literature--England--History--17th century.
- Religion and drama--Christianity.
- Religion and drama.
- Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- 226 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Newark : University of Delaware Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- Introduction: Shakespeare's Catholic Background 13
- 1 Shakespeare Against the Homilies: The Theology of Penance in the Comedies 24
- 2 "Inspired Merit": Shakespeare's Theology of Grace in All's Well That Ends Well 40
- 3 Shakespeare on Monastic Life: Nuns and Friars in Measure for Measure 57
- 4 "Do you the office friar": Shakespeare's Catholic Marriages 75
- 5 "Great Command O'ersways the Order": Purgatory, Revenge, and Maimed Rites in Hamlet 86
- 6 Nature and Grace in The Winter's Tale 109
- 7 "That Great Supremacy": Kings and Cardinals in King John and Henry VIII 124
- 8 "Let your indulgence set me free": Prospero's Farewell in The Tempest 145
- Appendix 1 Shakespeare and the English Bible 157
- Appendix 2 Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Homilies 170.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-221) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780874130027
- 0874130026
- OCLC:
- 124036345
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