Early modern drama and the Bible : contexts and readings, 1570-1625 / edited by Adrian Streete.
| Other author | Streete, Adrian. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. |
| Description | xi, 267 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Cover image |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early modern literature in history Early modern literature in history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)) ^A535427 |
| Contents | Introduction : situating the Bible in early modern drama / Adrian Streete -- Enter the book : reading the Bible on the early modern stage / Michael Davies -- Measuring up to Nebuchadnezzar : biblical presences in Shakespeare's tragicomedies / Helen Wilcox -- 'Fatal visions' : the image as actor in early modern tragedy / Patricia Canning -- Political theology in George Buchanan's Baptistes / Dermot Cavanagh -- The ethics of pardoning in Shakespeare's Measure for measure / Paul Cefalu -- Punishing perjury in Love's labour's lost / Judith Hudson -- 'They repented at the preachyng of Ionas : and beholde, a greater then Ionas is here' : a looking glass for London and England, Hosea and the destruction of Jerusalem / Beatrice Groves -- Marital infidelity and Christian self-sacrifice in Thomas Heywood's How a man may choose a good wife from a bad / Emer McManus -- Reading the white devil in Thomas Adams and John Webster / Emma Rhatigan -- Situating political and biblical authority in Massinger and Field's The fatal dowry / Adrian Streete -- Afterword / Hannibal Hamlin. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011047529 |
| ISBN | 9780230301092 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0230301096 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR649.B5 E27 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |