Shakespeare and the Afterlife

by John M Garrison and John S. Garrison

Book Overview

The question of what happens after death was a vital one in Shakespeare's time, as it is today. And, like today, the answers were by no means universally agreed upon. Early moderns held surprisingly diverse beliefs about the afterlife and about how earthly life affected one's fate after death. Was death akin to a sleep where one did not wake until judgment day? Were sick bodies healed in heaven? Did sinners experience torment after death? Would an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198801106
• ISBN13: 9780198801108
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"