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Marlowe's Literary Scepticism: Politic Religion and Post-Reformation Polemic
Hardback
Main Details
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Marlowe's Literary Scepticism: Politic Religion and Post-Reformation Polemic
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Chloe Preedy
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - plays and playwrights |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781408164884
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.3 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
The Arden Shakespeare
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| Publication Date |
17 January 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Winner of the Roma Gill Prize 2015, Marlowe's Literary Scepticism re-evaluates the representation of religion in Christopher Marlowe's plays and poems, demonstrating the extent to which his literary engagement with questions of belief was shaped by the virulent polemical debates that raged in post-Reformation Europe. Offering new readings of under-studied works such as the poetic translations and a fresh perspective on well-known plays such as Doctor Faustus, this book focuses on Marlowe's depiction of the religious frauds denounced by his contemporaries. It identifies Marlowe as one of the earliest writers to acknowledge the practical value of religious hypocrisy, and a pivotal figure in the history of scepticism.
Author Biography
Chloe Preedy is a teaching associate at the University of Cambridge.
ReviewsLucid... compelling readings of Marlowe's plays. * The Shakespeare Newsletter *
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