Religion and revelry in Shakespeare's festive world
By: Phebe Jensen.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780521506397
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Religion; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Manners and customs; Catholic Church -- In literature; Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century; England -- Church history -- 16th century; Religion lin literature; Manners and customs in literature; Festivals in literature; Catholics in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion and revelry. Introduction; title: 'the reliques and ragges of popish superstition'; title: 'a calendar! a calendar!': festive nostalgia and calendrical reform; title: Shakespeare's festive world. Pastimes and pastoral: As you like it; title: Falstaff in Illyria: the second henriad and Twelfth night; title: Singing psalms to hornpipes: festivity, iconoclasm and Catholicism in The winter's tale.