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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... stealth , wolf in greediness , dog in madness , lion in prey . 3.4.67 : in the pendulous air 3.4.143 : The prince of darkness Robert Arden John Shelley Elizabeth Shelley m . Sir Roger 24 SHAKESPEARE , THE EARL , AND THE JESUIT.
... stealth , wolf in greediness , dog in madness , lion in prey . 3.4.67 : in the pendulous air 3.4.143 : The prince of darkness Robert Arden John Shelley Elizabeth Shelley m . Sir Roger 24 SHAKESPEARE , THE EARL , AND THE JESUIT.
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... Elizabeth to have the kind of ties shared by Southampton , Shakespeare , and Robert Southwell . That there was such a nexus has been proposed , but only as a suggestion . One of Southwell's nineteenth - century editors , Alexan- der ...
... Elizabeth to have the kind of ties shared by Southampton , Shakespeare , and Robert Southwell . That there was such a nexus has been proposed , but only as a suggestion . One of Southwell's nineteenth - century editors , Alexan- der ...
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... Elizabeth's reign , and beyond . As the numbers of recusants grew smaller , it became easier for relatives on the periphery of a Catholic family circle to find means of and reasons for acquaintance with those at its center . If , as ...
... Elizabeth's reign , and beyond . As the numbers of recusants grew smaller , it became easier for relatives on the periphery of a Catholic family circle to find means of and reasons for acquaintance with those at its center . If , as ...
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... Elizabeth Shelley m . Sir Roger Copley Bridget Copley m . Richard Southwell Robert Southwell , S. J. Mary Shelley m . George Cotton John Cotton m . Austen Belson James Gage Margaret Shelley m . Edward Gage of Bentley Alice Gage m . Sir ...
... Elizabeth Shelley m . Sir Roger Copley Bridget Copley m . Richard Southwell Robert Southwell , S. J. Mary Shelley m . George Cotton John Cotton m . Austen Belson James Gage Margaret Shelley m . Edward Gage of Bentley Alice Gage m . Sir ...
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... Elizabeth , Robert was related both to Francis Bacon and to the Ce- cils , and ( as noted above ) was a descendant as well of Sir Robert Belknap , a distant blood relative of Shakespeare . 12 The Copley home in west Sussex , probably ...
... Elizabeth , Robert was related both to Francis Bacon and to the Ce- cils , and ( as noted above ) was a descendant as well of Sir Robert Belknap , a distant blood relative of Shakespeare . 12 The Copley home in west Sussex , probably ...
Contents
37 | |
Lucrece | 75 |
Ephesus Rome and London | 109 |
Hamlet | 145 |
Alls Well that Ends Well | 201 |
Measure for Measure | 226 |
Conclusion | 256 |
Notes | 260 |
Bibliography | 311 |
Index | 326 |
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