Shakespeare's Tribe: Church, Nation, and Theater in Renaissance England

by Jeffrey Knapp

Book Overview

Most contemporary critics characterize Shakespeare and his tribe of fellow playwrights and players as resolutely secular, interested in religion only as a matter of politics or as a rival source of popular entertainment. Yet as Jeffrey Knapp demonstrates in this radical new reading, a surprising number of writers throughout the English Renaissance, including Shakespeare himself, represented plays as supporting the cause of true religion.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226445704
• ISBN13: 9780226445700
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.9"