num_pages: 224
description: The final decades of the sixteenth century brought tumultuous change in England. Bitter disputes concerning religious reformation divided Catholics and Protestants, radical reformers and religious conservatives. The Church of England won the loyalty of many, but religious and political dissent continued. Social and economic change also created anxiety as social mobility, unemployment, riots, and rebellions exposed the weakness of an ideology of order. The Time is Out of Skepticism in Shakespeare's England situates the work of four skepticsâ€”Reginald Scot, Thomas Harriot, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeareâ€”within the context of religious and social change. These four writers responded to the dislocations that upset the stability of the newly formed Protestant nation by raising bold and often disturbing questions about religion and epistemology. The historical tropes covered in this bookâ€”witchcraft debates, New World discovery, economic struggle, and religious reformationâ€”reveal the diverse contexts in which skepticism appeared and the many contributions skepticism made to a nation undergoing radical change.
language: English
title: The Time Is Out Of Joint: Skepticism In Shakespeare's England
titlecomplete: The Time Is Out Of Joint: Skepticism In Shakespeare's England
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publisher: UNKNO