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Author:   R. W. Desai ,  Joseph Candido ,  Charles R. Forker ,  Lisa Hopkins
Publisher:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Imprint:   Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.463kg
ISBN:  

9781611478693

ISBN 10:   1611478693
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   19 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction R. W. Desai Shakespeare’s Playwrights Grace Tiffany The History of the Shakespeares and the Shakespeares in the Histories Joseph Candido 1592-1594: Shakespeare’s “Other” Lost Years R. S. White Greene, Harvey, Nashe, and the “Making” of Falstaff Mythili Kaul “Look in the calendar”: Julius Caesar and Shakespeare’s Cultural-Political Moment Subhajit Sen Gupta “But I have that within which passeth show”: Shakespeare’s Ambivalence toward His Profession R. W. Desai “Those lips that love’s own hand did make”: Anne Hathaway and Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis Shormishtha Panja Shakespeare’s Churches Lisa Hopkins Shakespeare and the Rhythms of Devotion Stuart Sillars Outbraving Luther: Shakespeare’s Final Evolution through the Tragedies into the Last Plays John O’Meara Shakespeare among the Jesuits John Mahon Was Shakespeare a “Church Papist” or a Prayer Book Anglican? Charles R. Forker Index Contributor Biographies

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This collection offers scholarly work that is for the most part conjectural ... ranging in length from 10 to 65 pages; the essays present a diversity of approaches and objectives. The longest essay is Charles Forker's, which takes up a fourth of the book's total pages. Searching for evidence of the playwright's denominational commitment, Forker conducts a thoughtful survey of Shakespeare's work...In his contribution, Desai proposes that Shakespeare became disenchanted with the theater before composing Hamlet and that this attitude shows in the subsequent plays...Less conjectural is Lisa Hopkins's ... engaging contribution, 'Shakespeare's Churches.' John Mahon's 'Shakespeare among the Jesuits' suggests some biographical connections of possible relevance. [Overall] the conjectures and religious evidence are well worth reading. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. CHOICE

This collection offers scholarly work that is for the most part conjectural . . . ranging in length from 10 to 65 pages; the essays present a diversity of approaches and objectives. The longest essay is Charles Forker's, which takes up a fourth of the book's total pages. Searching for evidence of the playwright's denominational commitment, Forker conducts a thoughtful survey of Shakespeare's work. . . .In his contribution, Desai proposes that Shakespeare became disenchanted with the theater before composing Hamlet and that this attitude shows in the subsequent plays. . . .Less conjectural is Lisa Hopkins's . . . engaging contribution, 'Shakespeare's Churches.' John Mahon's 'Shakespeare among the Jesuits' suggests some biographical connections of possible relevance. [Overall] the conjectures and religious evidence are well worth reading. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. * CHOICE *

This collection offers scholarly work that is for the most part conjectural . . . ranging in length from 10 to 65 pages; the essays present a diversity of approaches and objectives. The longest essay is Charles Forker's, which takes up a fourth of the book's total pages. Searching for evidence of the playwright's denominational commitment, Forker conducts a thoughtful survey of Shakespeare's work. . . .In his contribution, Desai proposes that Shakespeare became disenchanted with the theater before composing Hamlet and that this attitude shows in the subsequent plays. . . .Less conjectural is Lisa Hopkins's . . . engaging contribution, `Shakespeare's Churches.' John Mahon's `Shakespeare among the Jesuits' suggests some biographical connections of possible relevance. [Overall] the conjectures and religious evidence are well worth reading. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. * CHOICE *

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R.W. Desai is emeritus professor of English at Delhi University.

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