The Tempest as Mystery Play: Uncovering Religious Sources of Shakespeare's Most Spiritual Work

Author:   Grace R.W. Hall
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786493548


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 March 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Grace R.W. Hall
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780786493548


ISBN 10:   0786493542
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 March 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      I. Bardic Shards, Artifacts and Sources      II. The English Cultural Climate and Mystery Play Scholarship      III. Shakespeare's Turbulent Overture      IV. Shakespearean Typology: The Several Identities of Characters in The Tempest      V. Biblical Fabrics: Ludus Coventriae and Descriptive Portraits in The Book of Common Prayer and the Bible      VI. The Language of Belief: Wordplay in The Tempest      VII. Shakespeare's Paronomastic Plot      VIII. “All the Tuned Spheres”: A Cosmological Framework      IX. Weaving the Tapestry: Themes, Focus, and Design      X. Golden Hours, Yellow Sands: Time and Place in The Tempest      XI. Beyond This “Little Life”: A Vision      Notes      Works Cited      Index     

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Grace R.W. Hall is a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Women’s League and editor of its newsletter and activities guide. She has contributed papers to seminars of the Shakespeare Association of America. She lives in Naples, Florida.

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