Theatre and Religion: Lancastrian Shakespeare

by Alison Gail Findlay

This important collection of essays focuses on the place of Roman Catholicism in early modern England, bringing new perspectives to bear on whether Shakespeare himself was Catholic.

In the Introduction, Richard Wilson reviews the history of the debate over Shakespeare's religion, while Arthur Marotti and Peter Milward offer current perspectives on the subject. Eamon Duffy offers a historian's view of the nature of Elizabethan Catholicism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719063639
• ISBN13: 9780719063633
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 8.7"