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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... religious and political crises faced by the young nobleman during that time . The book raises and answers questions that are sometimes fiercely contested in current debates about Shakespeare's religious allegiances , charting a ...
... religious and political crises faced by the young nobleman during that time . The book raises and answers questions that are sometimes fiercely contested in current debates about Shakespeare's religious allegiances , charting a ...
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... Religion . 2. Shakespeare , William , 1564-1616 — Friends and associates . 3. Southampton , Henry Wriothesley , Earl of , 1573-1624 — Friends and associates . 4. Southwell , Robert , Saint , 1561 ? -1595 — Friends and associates . 5 ...
... Religion . 2. Shakespeare , William , 1564-1616 — Friends and associates . 3. Southampton , Henry Wriothesley , Earl of , 1573-1624 — Friends and associates . 4. Southwell , Robert , Saint , 1561 ? -1595 — Friends and associates . 5 ...
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... religious faith , has attempted to uncover a " Se- cret Shakespeare , " Catholic in upbringing and sympathies but too much of a " politique " to rest in straightforward allegiances.5 In such projects , methods and conclusions will ...
... religious faith , has attempted to uncover a " Se- cret Shakespeare , " Catholic in upbringing and sympathies but too much of a " politique " to rest in straightforward allegiances.5 In such projects , methods and conclusions will ...
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... religion and religious politics . Indeed , for Shakespeare religion was not merely abstract dogma but a set of personal conditions and transactions . To understand , however imperfectly , what he believed we must consider whom he knew ...
... religion and religious politics . Indeed , for Shakespeare religion was not merely abstract dogma but a set of personal conditions and transactions . To understand , however imperfectly , what he believed we must consider whom he knew ...
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... religious allegiance were often uncertain . If Shakespeare were in the early 1590s entirely re- sponsible for the three parts of Henry VI ( a matter still in dispute among scholars ) , would his chauvinistic treatment of Joan of Arc ...
... religious allegiance were often uncertain . If Shakespeare were in the early 1590s entirely re- sponsible for the three parts of Henry VI ( a matter still in dispute among scholars ) , would his chauvinistic treatment of Joan of Arc ...
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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