Religion Around Shakespeare

by Peter Iver Kaufman

For years scholars and others have been trying to out Shakespeare as an ardent Calvinist, a crypto-Catholic, a Puritan-baiter, a secularist, or a devotee of some hybrid faith. In Religion Around Shakespeare, Peter Kaufman sets aside such speculation in favor of considering the historical and religious context surrounding his work. Employing extensive archival research, he aims to assist literary historians who probe the religious discourses,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271061812
• ISBN13: 9780271061818
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"