Shakespeare and the Play Scripts of Private Prayer

Author:   Ceri Sullivan (Professor of English, Cardiff University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198857310


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   03 September 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Shakespeare and the Play Scripts of Private Prayer


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Author:   Ceri Sullivan (Professor of English, Cardiff University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9780198857310


ISBN 10:   0198857314
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   03 September 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction: Creativity in Private Prayers 2: Techniques to Compose Private Prayers 3: Scripting a Role for the Speaker of Private Prayer: 2 and 3 Henry VI 4: Discerning a Response to Private Prayer: Richard III and Henry V 5: The Special Case of Royal Private Prayer: Henry VIII and Richard II 6: Afterword: Staging Private Prayer Appendix A. Sample contents pages of printed private prayer books Appendix B. Sample prayers on childbirth Appendix C. Sample prayers on work

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Sullivan presents a clear and engaging study of how Shakespeare engaged with and incorporated aspects of private prayer manuals into his history plays. Shakespeare and the Play Scripts of Private Prayer is a compelling addition to the research on religion, prayer and Shakespeare. The book is easy to follow, with a clearly structured argument that would attract undergraduate students and experienced scholars alike. * Amy Jennings, Early Modern Literary Studies * What makes a monograph remarkable is its ability to answer unexplored questions and point toward new avenues within its field, and Sullivan's text completes both of these goals ... this study is a fruitful endeavor in its interdisciplinary contribution. * Grace Kimball, Comitatus *


This engaging study is two books in one: a book on the social and psychological dynamics of private prayer in early modern England; and a book on the role of prayer in Shakespeare's history plays. Each is a significant contribution to the literature of the period as well as to performance studies in general. * William T. FitzGerald, Rutgers University-Camden, USA, BUNYAN STUDIES * Sullivan presents a clear and engaging study of how Shakespeare engaged with and incorporated aspects of private prayer manuals into his history plays. Shakespeare and the Play Scripts of Private Prayer is a compelling addition to the research on religion, prayer and Shakespeare. The book is easy to follow, with a clearly structured argument that would attract undergraduate students and experienced scholars alike. * Amy Jennings, Early Modern Literary Studies * What makes a monograph remarkable is its ability to answer unexplored questions and point toward new avenues within its field, and Sullivan's text completes both of these goals ... this study is a fruitful endeavor in its interdisciplinary contribution. * Grace Kimball, Comitatus *


Author Information

Ceri Sullivan is a Professor of English Literature at Cardiff University, and the author of five books about the literary features that structure early modern texts about religion, trade, bureaucracy, and rhetoric. She was educated at the University of Oxford, and was formerly a banking systems analyst in the City of London and an NGO worker in sub-Saharan Africa.

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