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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Studies in religion and the arts ; v. 6
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Studies in religion and the arts ; v. 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Here our prayer: oppositional praying in Titus Andronicus -- "Behold the window of my heart", poems and unheard prayers in Love's labour's lost -- Outpraying prayers in Richard II -- Confessing Claudius: sovereignty, fraternity & isolation at the heart of Hamlet -- An economy of prayer: All's well that ends well -- "Thou pray'st thy gods in vain": King Lear -- "Such a peace": answered prayer in Shakespeare's "late plays" -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Repeatedly Shakespeare dramatizes one who prays when no one is listening, interested, or even there. This study reads the scenario parallel to early modern anxieties surrounding prayer itself, suggesting a vision of religious syncretism Shakespeare imagines for his world. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Religion.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Religion. |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views.
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Political and social views. |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Prayer in literature.
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Prayer in literature. |
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Religion in literature.
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Religion in literature. |
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Religious tolerance in literature.
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Religious tolerance in literature. |
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Reconciliation in literature.
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Reconciliation in literature. |
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Toleration in literature.
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Toleration in literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Religious toleration in Shakespeare's drama |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Sterrett, Joseph. Unheard prayer. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012 9789004230057 (DLC) 2012018566 (OCoLC)793911022 |
| ISBN |
9789004230064 (electronic book) |
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9004230068 (electronic book) |
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9781283551427 (MyiLibrary) |
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128355142X (MyiLibrary) |
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9789004230057 |
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900423005X |
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