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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... turn attention to facts ignored or misinterpreted , even if we suspect that he pro- duces in turn some mirages of his own . In order to learn more about Shakespeare's disposition toward Catholicism , we must in- deed look in places ...
... turn attention to facts ignored or misinterpreted , even if we suspect that he pro- duces in turn some mirages of his own . In order to learn more about Shakespeare's disposition toward Catholicism , we must in- deed look in places ...
Page 63
... turn them into something exalted . The Saint's Complaint also has " Divells " from " hell ” ( 641 , 638 ) , a ... turns a " bush " into a " bear . " In Southwell's poem , the Author's " penne " ( 14 ) writes of " body " and " braine ...
... turn them into something exalted . The Saint's Complaint also has " Divells " from " hell ” ( 641 , 638 ) , a ... turns a " bush " into a " bear . " In Southwell's poem , the Author's " penne " ( 14 ) writes of " body " and " braine ...
Page 126
... turns out to be only a tease , however , for " farce " ultimately " displaces mean- ing " and replaces the " pure sense ... turn comedy sour or ignore it alto- gether . They discern in the play an allegorical impulse , which they define ...
... turns out to be only a tease , however , for " farce " ultimately " displaces mean- ing " and replaces the " pure sense ... turn comedy sour or ignore it alto- gether . They discern in the play an allegorical impulse , which they define ...
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