The Biblical Covenant in Shakespeare

The theo-political idea of covenant-a sacred binding agreement-formalizes relationships and inaugurates politics in the Hebrew Bible, and it was the most significant revolutionary idea to come out of the Protestant Reformation. Central to sixteenth-century theology, covenant became the cornerstone o...

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Hlavní autor: Kietzman, Mary Jo (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9783319718439
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Obsah:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Abraham's Ordeal and Historical Change: From Sacrifice to Ethics
  • 3.The Merchant of Venice: Shylock and Covenantal Interplay
  • 4. Hamlet, Judge of Denmark, in a "Time. . .Out of Joint"
  • 5.Falstaff, Prophet of Covenant in The Henriad
  • 6.Tragic Monarchy: Saul and Macbeth
  • 7. Epilogue: Shakespeare and Milton Grapple with Kings.