Marlowe’s Literary Scepticism
Politic Religion and Post-Reformation Polemic
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:17th Jan '13
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An original exploration of the ways in which religion and religious issues are presented and challenged in the drama and poetry of Christopher Marlowe.
An original exploration of the ways in which religion and religious issues are presented and challenged in the drama and poetry of Christopher Marlowe.Winner of the Roma Gill Prize 2015, Marlowe's Literary Scepticism re-evaluates the representation of religion in Christopher Marlowe's plays and poems, demonstrating the extent to which his literary engagement with questions of belief was shaped by the virulent polemical debates that raged in post-Reformation Europe. Offering new readings of under-studied works such as the poetic translations and a fresh perspective on well-known plays such as Doctor Faustus, this book focuses on Marlowe's depiction of the religious frauds denounced by his contemporaries. It identifies Marlowe as one of the earliest writers to acknowledge the practical value of religious hypocrisy, and a pivotal figure in the history of scepticism.
Lucid... compelling readings of Marlowe's plays. * The Shakespeare Newsletter *
- Winner of Roma Gill Prize 2015 (UK)
ISBN: 9781408164884
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 386g
256 pages