| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 236 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The Arden Shakespeare library
|
|
Arden Shakespeare library.
|
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index. |
| Contents |
Politic religion and post-reformation polemic -- Equivocation, dissimulation and deceit -- False conversion and conformity -- Oath-taking and oath-breaking -- From rebellion to regicide -- Doctor Faustus : a crisis of conscience? -- Marlowe's legacy. |
| Summary |
Marlowe''s Literary Scepticism re-evaluates the representation of religion in Christopher Marlowe''s plays and poems, demonstrating the extent to which his literary engagement with questions of belief was shaped by the virulent polemical debates that raged in post-Reformation Europe. Offering new readings of under-studied works such as the poetic translations and a fresh perspective on well-known plays such as Doctor Faustus, this book focuses on Marlowe''s depiction of the religious frauds denounced by his contemporaries. It identifies Marlowe as one of the earliest writers to acknowledge the. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 -- Criticism and interpretation.
|
|
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. |
|
Criticism and interpretation. |
|
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 -- Religion.
|
|
Religion. |
|
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593. |
|
Religion in literature.
|
|
Religion in literature. |
|
Skepticism in literature.
|
|
Skepticism in literature. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
|
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
|
|
History.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Preedy, Chloe Kathleen, author. Marlowe's literary scepticism 9781408164884 (OCoLC)802294738 |
| ISBN |
9781408181294 (electronic book) |
|
1408181290 (electronic book) |
|
9781408164884 |
|
1408164884 |
|
