The Bible on the Shakespearean Stage: Cultures of Interpretation in Reformation England
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Categories: Books, Literature & Fiction, History & Criticism



Dimensions: 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1107194236
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1107194237
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print length: 318 pages
Publication date: May 22, 2018
author: Thomas Fulton Kristen Poole
review: Editorial Reviews Review 'The essays in The Bible on the Shakespearean Stage: Cultures of Interpretation in Reformation England continue this expansion of the historical and literary perspectives in the field whilst concentrating on Shakespeare. It will certainly help move the scholarly conversation onwards along new axes.' Jem Bloomfield, The Review of English Studies '… Fulton and Poole have gathered a formidable body of scholarship to help us think about and with Shakespeare’s religious culture. This collection of essays may be read, excerpted, and deployed in a number of productive ways in the undergraduate and graduate classroom … It is a must-read for scholars wishing to expand and deepen their knowledge of early modern biblical exegetes and their influence on Shakespeare’s culture and works.' Kurt Schreyer, Modern Philology 'The collection is admirably clear, sensible, and well focused on its central thesis. This is a splendid book.' David Bevington, Renaissance Quarterly Book Description The first volume to consider how the context of early modern biblical interpretation shaped Shakespeare's plays. About the Author Thomas Fulton is Associate Professor of English at Rutgers University, New Jersey. He is the author of Historical Milton: Manuscript, Print, and Political Culture in Revolutionary England ( 2010), and co-editor, with Ann Baynes Coiro, of Rethinking Historicism from Shakespeare to Milton (Cambridge, 2012). Kristen Poole is the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of English Renaissance Literature at the University of Delaware. She is the author of Radical Religion from Shakespeare to Milton: Figures of Nonconformity in Early Modern England (Cambridge, 2000) and Supernatural Environments in Shakespeare's England: Spaces of Demonism, Divinity, and Drama (Cambridge, 2011). Read more