Shakespeare''s History - Mirrors of Elizabethan Policy.

During the last decades, the academic special field of sociology of religion, as well as the general public, has witnessed lively debates on the new role and significance of religion in modern societies. Not only perceptions such as a clash of civilizations or a return of religion , but also a renewed discussion on the relationship between religion and politics seem to stimulate the above mentioned questions. Meanwhile, a considerable quantity of empirical studies focused on the revitalization of religion or the prospects of a continuing secularization have been conducted. The topic of this publication deals with the results derived from a wide range of these studies, a large number of them focused on comparative analyses about the situation of churches and religion in Europe.

Summary

First published in 1947 in the USA. This edition reprints the first UK edition of 1964.

Published to critical acclaim, the central argument of this book is that the historical play must be studied as a genre separate from tragedy and comedy. Just as there is in Shakespearean tragedies a dominant ethical pattern of passion opposed to reason, so there is in the history plays a dominant political pattern characteristic of the political philosophy of the age. From the 'troublesome reign' of King John to the 'tragical doings' of Richard III, Shakespeare wove the events of English history into plots of universal interest.

Product details

• Authors: Lily B Campbell
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2013
• EAN: 9780415850605
• ISBN: 978-0-415-85060-5
• No. of pages: 358
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, Literature & literary studies, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean