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Part of the Shakespeare Now! series, this book presents an account of the absence of God and belief in Shakespeare's plays. Following Dante's three-part structure for the Divine Comedy, the first part represents expressions of religious faith, the second sets out more sceptical positions,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mallin, Eric Scott
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2007.
Series:Shakespeare now.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Religion.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William > Christentum
Shakespeare, William
Shakespeare, William.
Atheism in literature.
Religion and literature.
Athéisme dans la littérature.
Religion et littérature.
Religion.
Religion
Christentum
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Hell
  • God's bitch (Pericles)
  • The promise (Friar Laurence)
  • Vienna sausage : or, replacement theology (Isabella)
  • Crackers (Titus)
  • pt. 2. Purgatory
  • Conspicuously failed Christ figures named Antonio (Antonio and others)
  • The profit-driven life (Portia)
  • Moon changes (Katherina)
  • Happy suicide (Hamlet)
  • It is required (Leontes and audience)
  • A winter's fable (Lear)
  • pt. 3. Heaven
  • Aaron ascendant (Aaron)
  • The life to come (Macbeth)
  • Dreams of sex and death (Bottom)
  • Her becomings (Cleopatra).

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