The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Religion

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Hannibal Hamlin (Ohio State University)

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English

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRES
28 March 2019

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Shakespeare studies & criticism

Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature

Nothing in Shakespeare's England was as important as religion. Questions of faith informed everything from history and politics to love and family, work and play, good and evil, suffering and sacrifice, and ultimately life and death. Every one of Shakespeare's plays is rich in allusions to the Bible, church rites including baptism, communion, marriage, and burial, and a host of religious beliefs. This Companion provides an essential grounding in early modern religious history and culture and the ideas that Shakespeare returns to throughout his career. Chapters dedicated to close-readings of individual plays or groups of plays span both the complex and variegated Christian beliefs explored in Shakespeare's work, as well as the treatment of Judaism, Islam and classical paganism. Authored by an international team of eminent scholars and featuring an Afterword by Rowan Williams, this Companion is the most comprehensive and incisive guide to the topic that students will find.

Edited by: Hannibal Hamlin (Ohio State University)
Imprint: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9781316624234
ISBN 10: 1316624234
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 28 March 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hannibal Hamlin is Professor of English at the Ohio State University. He is the author of The Bible in Shakespeare (2013) and Psalm Culture and Early Modern English Literature (Cambridge, 2004); and co-editor of The King James Bible after Four Hundred Years: Literary, Linguistic, and Cultural Influences (Cambridge, 2010); and The Sidney Psalter: The Psalms of Philip and Mary Sidney (2009).

Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Religion

'This comprehensive, rich book is well worth study … Highly Recommended' N. Birns, Choice 'The volume is particularly good at showing the cultural weight of religious experience and practice as distinct from its doctrine or confessional allegiances.' William N. West, SEL Studies in English Literature 1500–1900