{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-religion-paperback","title":"Shakespeare and Religion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Shell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book sets Shakespeare in the religious context of his times, presenting a balanced, up-to-date account of current biographical and critical debates, and addressing the fascinating, under-studied topic of how Shakespeare's writing was perceived by literary contemporaries, whose priorities were more obviously religious than his own. It advances new readings of several plays, including \u003ci\u003eHamlet, King Lear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, and draws on under-exploited contemporary analogues, ranging from conversion narratives, books of devotion and polemical pamphlets to manuscript drama and emblems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This study describes a writer whose language is saturated in religious discourse but whose invariable practice is to subordinate religious matter to the aesthetic demands of the work. For Shakespeare, as for few of his contemporaries, the Judaeo-Christian story is something less than a master narrative.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Shell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at University College London, UK, and currently runs the English Department's MA in English: \u003ci\u003eShakespeare in History, \u003c\/i\u003e and sits on the steering committee for the UCL \u003ci\u003eCentre for Early Modern Exchanges\u003c\/i\u003e. She is an editor for the \u003ci\u003ePontifical Institute of Medieval Studies' \u003c\/i\u003eseries 'Catholic and Recusant Texts in Early Modern England'. She reviews for the Times Literary Supplement, the Church Times and a number of academic journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459488264441,"sku":"9781472568175","price":68.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ymUx9X4g-29781472568175.webp?v=1780170800","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/shakespeare-and-religion-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}