The Edge of Christendom on the Early Modern Stage

by Lisa Hopkins

Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the edges of Europe were under pressure from the Ottoman Turks. This book explores how Shakespeare and his contemporaries represented places where Christians came up against Turks, including Malta, Tunis, Hungary, and Armenia. Some forms of Christianity itself might seem alien, so the book also considers the interface between traditional Catholicism, new forms of Protestantism, and Greek...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501520334
• ISBN13: 9781501520334
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary