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The Resource Shakespeare's tribe : church, nation, and theater in Renaissance England, Jeffrey Knapp
Shakespeare's tribe : church, nation, and theater in Renaissance England, Jeffrey Knapp
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- Summary
- "Most critics characterize Shakespeare and his tribe of fellow English playwrights and players as resolutely secular, interested in religion only as a matter of politics or as a rival source of popular entertainment. Yet as Jeffrey Knapp demonstrates in this bold new reading, a surprising number of writers throughout the English Renaissance, including Shakespeare himself, thought of plays as supporting the cause of true religion." "To be sure, Renaissance playwrights rarely sermonized in their works, which seemed preoccupied with sex, violence, and crime. And acting during the early modern period was typically regarded as a kind of vice. But scores of people working in theater used their alleged godlessness to advantage, claiming that it enabled them to save wayward souls that the church might otherwise not reach. The stage, they felt, made possible an ecumenical ministry that could help transform Reformation England into a more inclusive Christian society." "Drawing, then, on a variety of celebrated and little-known plays, along with a host of other documents and texts of the English Renaissance, Knapp explores the different assumptions that shaped belief in the theater's religious potential. Shakespeare's Tribe traces the remarkable affinities between ritual and drama; considers the idea of plays as enactments of communion; examines the uncertain relationship between Protestant and national identities; and deals squarely with vexed debates over Shakespeare's religious convictions. What results is an ambitious and wide-ranging work that will profoundly change the way we think about Shakespeare and the world he inhabited."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 277 pages
- Contents
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- Good fellows
- Part one. England and Christendom
- Rogue nationalism
- This blessed plot
- Part two. Church and theater
- Preachers and players
- Pseudo-Christianity
- Isbn
- 9780226445694
- Label
- Shakespeare's tribe : church, nation, and theater in Renaissance England
- Title
- Shakespeare's tribe
- Title remainder
- church, nation, and theater in Renaissance England
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeffrey Knapp
- Subject
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- Church and state
- Church and state -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Church and state -- England -- History -- 17th century
- Church and state in literature
- Church and state in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Engels
- England
- English drama
- English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism
- English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan
- English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism
- History
- Kerk
- Nationalism and literature
- Nationalism and literature -- England -- History
- Nationalism in literature
- Nationalism in literature
- Nationalisme
- Nationalisme dans la littérature
- Nationalisme et littérature -- Angleterre -- Histoire
- Religion
- Religion in literature
- Religion in literature
- Renaissance
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Religion
- Theater
- Theater -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Theater -- England -- History -- 17th century
- Theater -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Theater -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Théâtre -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 16e siècle
- Théâtre -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Théâtre -- Aspect religieux | Christianisme
- Théâtre anglais -- 16e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Théâtre anglais -- 17e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Toneel
- 1500 - 1699
- Église et État -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Église et État dans la littérature
- Église et État -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 16e siècle
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Most critics characterize Shakespeare and his tribe of fellow English playwrights and players as resolutely secular, interested in religion only as a matter of politics or as a rival source of popular entertainment. Yet as Jeffrey Knapp demonstrates in this bold new reading, a surprising number of writers throughout the English Renaissance, including Shakespeare himself, thought of plays as supporting the cause of true religion." "To be sure, Renaissance playwrights rarely sermonized in their works, which seemed preoccupied with sex, violence, and crime. And acting during the early modern period was typically regarded as a kind of vice. But scores of people working in theater used their alleged godlessness to advantage, claiming that it enabled them to save wayward souls that the church might otherwise not reach. The stage, they felt, made possible an ecumenical ministry that could help transform Reformation England into a more inclusive Christian society." "Drawing, then, on a variety of celebrated and little-known plays, along with a host of other documents and texts of the English Renaissance, Knapp explores the different assumptions that shaped belief in the theater's religious potential. Shakespeare's Tribe traces the remarkable affinities between ritual and drama; considers the idea of plays as enactments of communion; examines the uncertain relationship between Protestant and national identities; and deals squarely with vexed debates over Shakespeare's religious convictions. What results is an ambitious and wide-ranging work that will profoundly change the way we think about Shakespeare and the world he inhabited."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Knapp, Jeffrey
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR658.R43
- LC item number
- K58 2002
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Shakespeare, William
- Shakespeare, William
- Shakespeare, William
- English drama
- Church and state
- Church and state
- English drama
- Nationalism and literature
- Theater
- Theater
- Theater
- Church and state in literature
- Nationalism in literature
- Religion in literature
- Théâtre anglais
- Église et État
- Église et État
- Théâtre anglais
- Nationalisme et littérature
- Théâtre
- Théâtre
- Théâtre
- Église et État dans la littérature
- Nationalisme dans la littérature
- Church and state
- Church and state in literature
- English drama
- English drama
- Nationalism and literature
- Nationalism in literature
- Religion
- Religion in literature
- Theater
- Theater
- Toneel
- Engels
- Nationalisme
- Kerk
- Renaissance
- England
- Label
- Shakespeare's tribe : church, nation, and theater in Renaissance England, Jeffrey Knapp
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-266) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Good fellows -- Part one. England and Christendom -- Rogue nationalism -- This blessed plot -- Part two. Church and theater -- Preachers and players -- Pseudo-Christianity
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 277 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226445694
- Lccn
- 2001008308
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)48655906
- (OCoLC)ocm48655906
- Label
- Shakespeare's tribe : church, nation, and theater in Renaissance England, Jeffrey Knapp
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-266) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Good fellows -- Part one. England and Christendom -- Rogue nationalism -- This blessed plot -- Part two. Church and theater -- Preachers and players -- Pseudo-Christianity
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 277 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226445694
- Lccn
- 2001008308
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)48655906
- (OCoLC)ocm48655906
Subject
- Church and state
- Church and state -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Church and state -- England -- History -- 17th century
- Church and state in literature
- Church and state in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Engels
- England
- English drama
- English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism
- English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan
- English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism
- History
- Kerk
- Nationalism and literature
- Nationalism and literature -- England -- History
- Nationalism in literature
- Nationalism in literature
- Nationalisme
- Nationalisme dans la littérature
- Nationalisme et littérature -- Angleterre -- Histoire
- Religion
- Religion in literature
- Religion in literature
- Renaissance
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Religion
- Theater
- Theater -- England -- History -- 16th century
- Theater -- England -- History -- 17th century
- Theater -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Theater -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Théâtre -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 16e siècle
- Théâtre -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Théâtre -- Aspect religieux | Christianisme
- Théâtre anglais -- 16e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Théâtre anglais -- 17e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Toneel
- 1500 - 1699
- Église et État -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Église et État dans la littérature
- Église et État -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 16e siècle
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