Shakespeare and the play scripts of private prayer /
Explores drama and private prayer from 1580 to 1640, when prayer was considered a dynamic, creative practice. It analyses moments in which private prayer was staged in Shakespeare's history plays to argue that private prayers are play scripts and to recognise how this understanding affects how...
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Format: | Online Book |
Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Access: | Online version |
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Summary: | Explores drama and private prayer from 1580 to 1640, when prayer was considered a dynamic, creative practice. It analyses moments in which private prayer was staged in Shakespeare's history plays to argue that private prayers are play scripts and to recognise how this understanding affects how prayers in the plays were played and received. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 247 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780192599278 0192599275 9780192599261 0192599267 9780191890208 0191890200 0198857314 |
Access: | Electronic access restricted to Villanova University patrons. |