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Fictions of conversion : Jews, Christians, and cultures of change in early modern England /
This book investigates the anxieties produced by the rapid and erratic religious, political, and cultural transformations in early modern England, which were often given shape in poetry, plays, and translations by the figure of the Jewish converso. The author argues that the vagaries of religious co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2013]
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book investigates the anxieties produced by the rapid and erratic religious, political, and cultural transformations in early modern England, which were often given shape in poetry, plays, and translations by the figure of the Jewish converso. The author argues that the vagaries of religious conversion were more readily negotiated when they were projected onto an alien identity - one of which the potential for transformation offered both promise and peril, but which could be kept distinct from the emerging identity of Englishness: the Jew. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (263 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-253) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0812208196 9780812208191 |