Shakespeare, Catholicism, and Romance - Hardcover

Richmond, Velma Bourgeois

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826412092 ISBN 13: 9780826412096

Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2000

Synopsis

As one scholar put it, considering Shakespeare's chief position in world literature, it is astonishing how much there still is to learn about him. Over the centuries, writers, actors, teachers and students have debated the Bard's early life and influences, the identity of the characters inhabiting his plays and poems, his family and the circumstances surrounding his death. In the same way, Shakespeare's true religious beliefs seem shrouded in mystery. In this book, the author discusses the roots of Shakespeare's dramatic traditions, the background of the Shakespeare and Arden families, and some of the religious conflicts of the day. She goes on to examine the surprisingly strong evidence, drawn primarily from Shakespeare's comedies and late romances themselves, for Shakespeare's true religious beliefs and practices.

About this title

Book Description

This Bloomsbury Academic Collection consists of a range of classic titles in Shakespeare studies from our prestigious imprints Continuum, Sheffield Academic Press and The Athlone Press.

About the Author

Velma Bourgeois Richmond is a past Fulbright Scholar and recipient of an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship. She is Emeritus Professor of English at the Holy Names College, Oakland, California and is the author of studies of Muriel Spark and Geoffrey Chaucer, Laments for the Dead in Medieval Narrative, The Popularity of Middle English Romance, and The Legend of Guy of Warwick.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0826412092
• ISBN 13: 9780826412096
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 242