Forbidden matter
religion in the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries
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Author
Publication
2000 - University of Delaware Press, Newark, Delaware
Language
English
Word Count
35,500 words, Guess
Page Count
142 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL43944M
- ISBN-100874137063
- OCLC Control Number41977149
- OCLC Control Numberforbiddenmatterr0000pinc
- Library of Congress Control Number99038700
and 2 more
- LibraryThing2688415
- Goodreads245880
Classifications
- DDC822/.3093823
- LCCPR658.R43 P56 2000
Description
"Forbidden Matter examines some half dozen plays, written between the early 1590s and the early 1630s, to demonstrate how they reflect the religious controversies of their time. Religious issues were a topic of intense interest in early modern England, making them ideal for treatment in the theater. Differences among religious beliefs could provide the kinds of conflicts necessary for drama, and with their shock value as well as their topicality, such plays could attract a wide audience. Certainly for contemporary playgoers the works analyzed here were far too controversial to be considered merely light entertainment."--BOOK JACKET.
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