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This book assesses William Shakespeare in the context of political and religious crisis, paying particular attention to his Catholic connections, which have heretofore been underplayed by much Protestant interpretation. Bourgeois Richmond's most important contribution is to study the genre of romance in its guise as a 'cover' for recusant Catholicism, drawing on a long tradition of medieval-religious plays devoted to the propagation of Catholic religious faith.
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Part I The Christian Vision and Living in Shakespeare's World
1 Medieval Christendom
Seven Sacraments
The Romance Tradition
2 Reformation Changes and Lingering Images
Restoration and Reform under Queen Mary Tudor
Elizabeth and Enforced Protestantism
Puritans
Mysteries' End
The Romance Tradition
3 The Shakespeares of Stratford
Part 2 The Tradition of Romance
4 The Romance Mode: Medieval Origins and Some Reworkings
The Comedy of Errors (c. 1589-94)
Two Gentlemen in Verona (c. 1590-94)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (c. 1595)
The Merchant of Venice (c. 1596-97)
5 Understanding the Romance Mode
As You Like It (1598-1600)
Twelfth Night (1600-1602)
Anti-Romance: Chaucer Revisited
6 Lost Men and Women: Suffering and Transcendence
All's Well that Ends Well (c. 1601-5)
Pericles (1606-8)
Cymbeline (c. 1608-10)
The Tempest (c. 1611)
7 The Romance Mode Attained: Accused Wives and Queens
Hero in Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598-99)
Desdemona in Othello (1604-5)
Hermione in The Winter's Tale (c. 1609-11)
Katherine in Henry VIII (1613)
Conclusion
Notes
A Bibliographical Note
Index
Preface
Introduction
Part I The Christian Vision and Living in Shakespeare's World
1 Medieval Christendom
Seven Sacraments
The Romance Tradition
2 Reformation Changes and Lingering Images
Restoration and Reform under Queen Mary Tudor
Elizabeth and Enforced Protestantism
Puritans
Mysteries' End
The Romance Tradition
3 The Shakespeares of Stratford
Part 2 The Tradition of Romance
4 The Romance Mode: Medieval Origins and Some Reworkings
The Comedy of Errors (c. 1589-94)
Two Gentlemen in Verona (c. 1590-94)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (c. 1595)
The Merchant of Venice (c. 1596-97)
5 Understanding the Romance Mode
As You Like It (1598-1600)
Twelfth Night (1600-1602)
Anti-Romance: Chaucer Revisited
6 Lost Men and Women: Suffering and Transcendence
All's Well that Ends Well (c. 1601-5)
Pericles (1606-8)
Cymbeline (c. 1608-10)
The Tempest (c. 1611)
7 The Romance Mode Attained: Accused Wives and Queens
Hero in Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598-99)
Desdemona in Othello (1604-5)
Hermione in The Winter's Tale (c. 1609-11)
Katherine in Henry VIII (1613)
Conclusion
Notes
A Bibliographical Note
Index
Product details
| Published | Dec 17 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781474247481 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Shakespeare: Bloomsbury Academic Collections |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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