{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-religion-alison-shell-9781472568175","title":"Shakespeare and Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book sets Shakespeare in the religious context of his times, presenting a balanced, up-to-date account of current biographical and critical debates, and addressing the fascinating, under-studied topic of how Shakespeare's writing was perceived by literary contemporaries, whose priorities were more obviously religious than his own. It advances new readings of several plays, including \u003ci\u003eHamlet, King Lear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, and draws on under-exploited contemporary analogues, ranging from conversion narratives, books of devotion and polemical pamphlets to manuscript drama and emblems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This study describes a writer whose language is saturated in religious discourse but whose invariable practice is to subordinate religious matter to the aesthetic demands of the work. For Shakespeare, as for few of his contemporaries, the Judaeo-Christian story is something less than a master narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Shell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472568176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472568175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arden Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Alison Shell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46383912714495,"sku":"9781472568175","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a2f46f5-c876-4bb6-94f9-b91b30dff94e.jpg?v=1733282059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shakespeare-and-religion-alison-shell-9781472568175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}