Shakespeare, Catholicism, and Romance

Hardback

Main Details

Title Shakespeare, Catholicism, and Romance
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Velma Bourgeois Richmond
SeriesShakespeare: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
British and Irish History
Roman Catholicism and Roman Catholic churches
ISBN/Barcode 9781474247481
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 17 December 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book assesses William Shakespeare in the context of political and religious crisis, paying particular attention to his Catholic connections, which have heretofore been underplayed by much Protestant interpretation. Bourgeois Richmond's most important contribution is to study the genre of romance in its guise as a 'cover' for recusant Catholicism, drawing on a long tradition of medieval-religious plays devoted to the propagation of Catholic religious faith.

Author Biography

Velma Bourgeois Richmond is a past Fulbright Scholar and recipient of an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship. She is Emeritus Professor of English at the Holy Names College, Oakland, California and is the author of studies of Muriel Spark and Geoffrey Chaucer, Laments for the Dead in Medieval Narrative, The Popularity of Middle English Romance, and The Legend of Guy of Warwick.