The unheard prayer: religious toleration in Shakespeare's drama
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1. Verfasser: Sterrett, Joseph (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Brill 2012
Schriftenreihe:Studies in religion and the arts v. 6
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Here our prayer: oppositional praying in Titus Andronicus -- "Behold the window of my heart", poems and unheard prayers in Love's labour's lost -- Outpraying prayers in Richard II -- Confessing Claudius: sovereignty, fraternity & isolation at the heart of Hamlet -- An economy of prayer: All's well that ends well -- "Thou pray'st thy gods in vain": King Lear -- "Such a peace": answered prayer in Shakespeare's "late plays" -- Conclusion
Repeatedly Shakespeare dramatizes one who prays when no one is listening, interested, or even there. This study reads the scenario parallel to early modern anxieties surrounding prayer itself, suggesting a vision of religious syncretism Shakespeare imagines for his world
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