Theology and Agency in Early Modern Literature

Explores fundamental questions of human will and action in early modern theology and literature.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. A history of Christian agency; 2. Will: Marlowe; 3. Action: revenge tragedy; 4. Struggle: Donne; 5. Blame: Milton; Afterword; Index.

About the author

Timothy Rosendale is Associate Professor of English at Southern Methodist University, Texas. He is the author of Liturgy and Literature in the Making of Protestant England (Cambridge, 2007) and numerous articles and essays.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Rosendale, Timothy (Southern Methodist University Rosendale, Rosendale Timothy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781108418843
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41884-3
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights