Marlowe, Shakespeare, and religious toleration Ian McAdam

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McAdam, Ian, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Shakespeare, William.

Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593--Influence.

Marlowe, Christopher.

Religious tolerance in literature.

Masculinity in literature.

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.

English drama.

Genre:

Literary criticism

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

University of Toronto Press, 2025.

Toronto Buffalo London University of Toronto Press [2025]

Summary:

"This study addresses the apparent artistic intimacy between the two playwrights. While temperamentally distinct, their works reveal intriguing affinities, arising from parallel drives towards social advancement and cohesion of masculine identity. The author argues that this drive involves an interrogation of the theology of grace that predominates in the Reformation social context. He further agues that although Shakespeare is a subtler writer, he produced playtexts and poems that were more influenced by Marlowe's religious radicalism than has been recognized."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Theological Contexts: Grace, Individualism, and Agency

Dido Queen of Carthage, Hamlet, and the Transformation of Narcissism

Marlowe and Shakespeare's Early Histories: The Attenuation of Grace

The Shadow-King: Shakespeare's Development of Humanist History in Richard III, Edward III, and King John

The Containment of Marlovian Homoeroticism in the Later Shakespeare

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 21, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version McAdam, Ian, 1960- Marlowe, Shakespeare, and religious toleration

ISBN:

9781487562052

1487562047

9781487562045

1487562055

OCLC:

1484480161

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license