Early Modern Drama and the Bible
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Early Modern Drama and the Bible

Contexts and Readings, 1570-1625

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Early Modern Drama and the Bible

Contexts and Readings, 1570-1625

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About This Book

Early modern drama is steeped in biblical language, imagery and stories. This collection examines the pervasive presence of scripture on the early modern stage. Exploring plays by writers such as Shakespeare, Marlowe, Middleton, and Webster, the contributors showhow theatre offers a site of public and communal engagement with the Bible.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2011
ISBN
9780230358669
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Modern Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Notes on Contributors
  5. 1 Introduction: Situating the Bible in Early Modern Drama
  6. Part 1 Representing the Bible in Early Modern Drama: Material and Verbal Contexts
  7. Part 2 Political Theology, the Bible and Drama
  8. Part 3 Biblical Readings On-stage: Pulpit, Household and Political Controversy
  9. Bibliography
  10. Index