Religious issues and discourse are key to an understanding of Shakespeare's plays and poems. This dictionary discusses over 1000 words and names in Shakespeare's works that have a religious connotation. Its unique word-by-word approach allows equal consideration of the full nuance of each of these words, from 'abbess' to 'zeal'.
It also gradually reveals the persistence, the variety, and the sophistication of Shakespeare's religious usage. Frequent attention is given to the prominence of Reformation controversy in these words, and to Shakespeare's often ingenious and playful metaphoric usage of them. Theological commonplaces assume a major place in the dictionary, as do overt references to biblical figures, biblical stories and biblical place-names; biblical allusions; church figures and saints.
| ISBN: | 9781472577269 |
| Publication date: | 29th January 2015 |
| Author: | R Chris Hassel |
| Publisher: | The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 480 pages |
| Series: | Arden Shakespeare Dictionary Series |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights |
Religious issues and discourse are key to an understanding of Shakespeare's plays and poems. This dictionary discusses over 1000 words and names in Shakespeare's works that have a religious connotation.
Shakespeare's Religious Language features in the following genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights
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Shakespeare's Religious Language was written by R Chris Hassel and published by The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Shakespeare's Religious Language has 480 pages
Yes it is part of Arden Shakespeare Dictionary Series series