Marlowes Literary Sceptcism Politic Religion And Postreformation Polemic
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781408164884
Description: "Marlowe's Literary Scepticism re-evaluates the representation of religion in Christopher Marlowe's plays and poems, demonstrating the extent to which his literary engagement with questions of belief was shaped by the virulent polemical debates that raged in post-Reformation Europe. Offering new readings of under-studied works such as the poetic translations and a fresh perspective on well-known plays such as Doctor Faustus, this book focuses on Marlowe's depiction of the religious frauds denounced by his contemporaries. It identifies Marlowe as one of the earliest writers to acknowledge the practical value of religious hypocrisy, and a pivotal figure in the history of scepticism."--Bloomsbury Publishing.