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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... fact that Elizabethan Catholicism was hardly monolithic , and that it managed to survive only in an atmosphere of conflict , confusion , dissimulation , and doubt , so that signs of religious allegiance were often uncertain . If ...
... fact that Elizabethan Catholicism was hardly monolithic , and that it managed to survive only in an atmosphere of conflict , confusion , dissimulation , and doubt , so that signs of religious allegiance were often uncertain . If ...
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... 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 other than Lancashire ...
... 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 other than Lancashire ...
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... fact startling . And as Wriothesely emerged from prison in 1603 , his treason pardoned , Shakespeare offered him two ... fact . This fact as a critical given will open poems and plays to readings that must rely on interpretative reason ...
... fact startling . And as Wriothesely emerged from prison in 1603 , his treason pardoned , Shakespeare offered him two ... fact . This fact as a critical given will open poems and plays to readings that must rely on interpretative reason ...
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... fact quite familiar with the theater and licensed plays for the press ) by the playwright , given the publication date of the Declaration ( 1603 ) , some time before Lear is generally thought to have been written , and more especially ...
... fact quite familiar with the theater and licensed plays for the press ) by the playwright , given the publication date of the Declaration ( 1603 ) , some time before Lear is generally thought to have been written , and more especially ...
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... facts could not be explained by chance or by a common debt to another exemplar . Scholars looking for sources are ... fact of influence is demonstrated by such probative parallels , a study of sources may then provide other coincident ...
... facts could not be explained by chance or by a common debt to another exemplar . Scholars looking for sources are ... fact of influence is demonstrated by such probative parallels , a study of sources may then provide other coincident ...
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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