Description
This book takes a close look at Shakespeare's engagement with the flurry of controversy and activity surrounding the concept of conversion in post-Reformation England. For playhouse audiences during the period, conversional thought encompassed a markedly diverse, fluid amalgamation of ideas, practices, and arguments centered on the means by which an individual could move from one category of identity to another. In an analysis that includes chapter-length readings of The Taming of the Shrew, Henry IV Part I, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, and The Tempest, the book argues that Shakespearean drama made a unique and substantive intervention in public discourse surrounding conversion, and continues to speak meaningfully about conversional experience for audiences in the present age. It will be of particular benefit to students and scholars with an interest in theatrical history, performance theory, theology, cultural studies, race studies, and gender studies.
Author: Stephen Wittek
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/19/2023
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9783031119637
ISBN10: 3031119630
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Modern | General
- Literary Criticism | Drama
- Religion | History