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This book throws new light on the issue of the dramatist's religious orientation by dismissing sectarian and one-sided theories, tackling the problem from the angle of the variegated Elizabethan context recently uncovered by modern historians and theatre scholars. It is argued that faith was a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mayer, Jean-Christophe (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Series:Early modern literature in history.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Poetry and Poetics.
Religious Studies, general.
British literature.
Literature, Modern.
Poetry.
Religion.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book throws new light on the issue of the dramatist's religious orientation by dismissing sectarian and one-sided theories, tackling the problem from the angle of the variegated Elizabethan context recently uncovered by modern historians and theatre scholars. It is argued that faith was a quest rather than a quiet certainty for the playwright.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 235 pages)
ISBN:9780230595897
DOI:10.1057/9780230595897