Shakespeare, the Earl, and the JesuitThe name of the Jesuit Robert Southwell has now and then been linked with Shakespeare's, but vaguely and tentatively. The name of Henry Wriothesley, third earl of Southampton, has been perennially been linked with Shakespeare's, sometimes not vaguely and tentatively enough. This book offers reasons for believing in a relationship among the three men, who were "kinsmen" as their contemporaries understood the term. --From publisher's description. |
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Page 91
... heroine of the poem calls herself : a martyr ( 802 ) . In 1594 , when Lucrece was published , priests were still , accord- ing to government reports , lodging and gathering in and near Southampton House ; 40 but the dangers to Catholics ...
... heroine of the poem calls herself : a martyr ( 802 ) . In 1594 , when Lucrece was published , priests were still , accord- ing to government reports , lodging and gathering in and near Southampton House ; 40 but the dangers to Catholics ...
Page 94
... heroine herself has been criticized as verbose , passive , compliant with an oppressive patriarchy , psychologically and morally con- fused , and even , despite her victimization , immoral . She has also been regarded as eloquent ...
... heroine herself has been criticized as verbose , passive , compliant with an oppressive patriarchy , psychologically and morally con- fused , and even , despite her victimization , immoral . She has also been regarded as eloquent ...
Page 106
... heroine that his patron , a man of Catholic upbringing and Catholic sympathies , could admire . The theologians ' strictures against sui- cide have been deliberately confounded as Lucrece is brought to resemble martyrs who have ...
... heroine that his patron , a man of Catholic upbringing and Catholic sympathies , could admire . The theologians ' strictures against sui- cide have been deliberately confounded as Lucrece is brought to resemble martyrs who have ...
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Adonis All's Angelo appears become believe blood body called Catholic character Christian church Comedy Comfort conscience considered course critics death Dream Duke earl Earl of Southampton Edited Elizabeth Elizabethan England English Epistle evidence example eyes fact faith father fear final Ghost give Hamlet hand hath heart heaven Henry imagination Italy Jesuit John kind King language later least less letter live London Lord Lucrece marriage martyr martyrdom Mary meaning Measure for Measure mind moral never noted offered parallels passage perhaps Peter play play's poem poet political priest Protestant Queen question reason reference religion religious Robert Southwell Roman Saint scene seems sense Shake Shakespeare Sonnets soul Southampton Southwell's speak story suffer suggested Teares Thomas thou thought tion Titus true turn Venus wished writing young