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Catholic Theology in Shakespeare's Plays
David N. Beauregard
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Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
David N. Beauregard explores and reexamines Shakespeare's theology in Catholic Theology in Shakespeare's Plays from the standpoint of current revisionist history of the English Reformation. This new perspective is based on three developments. Currently, there is a steadily growing interest in Shakespeare's Catholic background. Recent evidence has surfaced strongly suggesting that Shakespeare's father and daughter were both Catholic. John Shakespeare's 'Spiritual Testament' and his presence on the recusant rolls are now accepted as indications of his Catholicism, and the listing of Susanna Shakespeare by the Stratford ecclesiastical court as among those 'popishly affected' suggests a continuity of Catholicism in the ... Read more
David N. Beauregard explores and reexamines Shakespeare's theology in Catholic Theology in Shakespeare's Plays from the standpoint of current revisionist history of the English Reformation. This new perspective is based on three developments. Currently, there is a steadily growing interest in Shakespeare's Catholic background. Recent evidence has surfaced strongly suggesting that Shakespeare's father and daughter were both Catholic. John Shakespeare's 'Spiritual Testament' and his presence on the recusant rolls are now accepted as indications of his Catholicism, and the listing of Susanna Shakespeare by the Stratford ecclesiastical court as among those 'popishly affected' suggests a continuity of Catholicism in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9781611490749
SKU
V9781611490749
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About David N. Beauregard
David N. Beauregard is adjunct professor of Church History at St. John's School of Theology in Boston.
Reviews for Catholic Theology in Shakespeare's Plays
If one wants a sensibly made case for Catholic Shakespeare, this is where to find it.
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