The Tempest in context : sin, repentance and forgiveness / Keith Linley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linley, Keith, author.

Series:

Anthem perspectives in literature.

Anthem Perspectives in Literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.

Shakespeare, William.

Literature and society--England--History--17th century.

Literature and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (521 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Anthem Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This engaging book provides detailed in-depth discussion of the various influences that an audience in 1611 would have brought to interpreting The Tempest'. How did people think about the world, about God, about sin, about kings, about civilized conduct? Learn about the social hierarchy, gender relationships, parenting and family dynamics, court corruption, class tensions, the concept of tragi-comedy and all the subversions, transgressions, and oppositions that made the play an unsettling picture of a world attempting to come to terms with capitalism and colonialism while re-addressing the

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Prologue: The Setting; Part I. The Inherited Past; 1. The Historical Context: An Overview; 2. The Elizabethan World Order: From Divinity to Dust; 3. Sin, Death and the Prince of Darkness; 4. The Seven Cardinal Virtues; 5. Kingship; 6. Patriarchy, Family Authority and Gender Relationships; 7. Man in His Place; 8. Images of Disorder: The Religious Context; Part II. The Jacobean Context; 9. The Context of Education: Nature versus Nurture; 10. The Contemporary Political Context; 11. Enchantment: The Context of Magic

12. The Context of Colonialism and Cannibalism: Theft or Duty?13. Literary Context; 14. Tender Patriarch or Tyrant? The Limits of Authority; 15. The Moral Context: Sins, Virtues and Transgressions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-78308-376-X

OCLC:

908092110