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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... kind that would identify the Dark Lady of the Sonnets , or link " Shake- spearean mood shifts to the fortunes of the Earl of Essex , " or estab- lish Shakespeare " as a firm Protestant or resolute Catholic . " 7 Wheeler's admirable ...
... kind that would identify the Dark Lady of the Sonnets , or link " Shake- spearean mood shifts to the fortunes of the Earl of Essex , " or estab- lish Shakespeare " as a firm Protestant or resolute Catholic . " 7 Wheeler's admirable ...
Page 104
... kind unlike those who bore the title easily , lightly , and questionably in love poetry or complaint . Her sanctity is described in Christian terms - she dutifully bears the " yoke " of her " lord " ( cf. Matt . 11 : 29-30 ; EC , 143 ...
... kind unlike those who bore the title easily , lightly , and questionably in love poetry or complaint . Her sanctity is described in Christian terms - she dutifully bears the " yoke " of her " lord " ( cf. Matt . 11 : 29-30 ; EC , 143 ...
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... kind of contract committed " Fornication , " not adultery.49 Under the laws of a de futuro be- trothal , then , Angelo would not have been Mariana's “ husband ” ( except in a nontechnical sense ) before their intercourse ; nor would ...
... kind of contract committed " Fornication , " not adultery.49 Under the laws of a de futuro be- trothal , then , Angelo would not have been Mariana's “ husband ” ( except in a nontechnical sense ) before their intercourse ; nor would ...
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