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Christian humanism in Shakespeare : a study in religion and literature / Lee Oser.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR3011 .O84 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oser, Lee, 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Religion.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Humanism, Religious, in literature.
- Christianity in literature.
- Christian humanism--England.
- Christian humanism.
- Christianity and literature--England--History--16th century.
- Christianity and literature.
- Christianity and literature--England--History--17th century.
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- English drama--17th century--History and criticism.
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan.
- Religion.
- England.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 285 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Study in religion and literature
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Oser reviews the rival cases for a Protestant Shakespeare and for a Catholic Shakespeare, but leaves the issue open, focusing, instead, on how Shakespeare exploits artistic resources that are specific to Christianity, including the classical-Christian rhetorical tradition. The scope of the book ranges from an introductory survey of the critical field as it now stands, to individual chapters on A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, the Henriad, Hamlet, and King Lear. Oser holds that mainstream literary criticism has created a false picture of Shakespeare by secularizing him and misconstruing the nature of his art. Through careful study of the plays, the author portrays Shakespeare as a friend to the enduring project of humanistic education"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Theological Comedy in A Midsummer Night's Dream
- ch. 2 Moral Figures in The Merchant of Venice
- ch. 3 The Henriad: A Skeptical Christian Writes History
- ch. 4 Free Will in Hamlet?
- ch. 5 On Not Understanding King Lear's Hidden God.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Oser, Lee, 1958- Christian humanism in Shakespeare.
- ISBN:
- 9780813235103
- 0813235103
- OCLC:
- 1304835222
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