Fictions of Conversion : Jews, Christians, and Cultures of Change in Early Modern England /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shoulson, Jeffrey S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2013]
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Religion and literature.
Judaism.
Jews in literature.
Jews > Conversion to Christianity.
Interfaith relations.
Hebrew literature > Appreciation.
English literature > Early modern.
Culture conflict in literature.
Conversion in literature.
Christianity.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Juifs > Conversion au christianisme.
Litterature hebraïque > Appreciation > Angleterre.
Conflit culturel dans la litterature > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Conversion dans la litterature > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Juifs dans la litterature > Histoire et critique.
Religion et litterature > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Christianisme > Relations > Judaïsme > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Hebrew literature > Appreciation > England.
Culture conflict in literature > History > 17th century.
Conversion in literature > History > 17th century.
Jews in literature > History and criticism.
Religion and literature > England > History > 17th century.
Christianity and other religions > Judaism > History > 17th century.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
England.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • "The Jews perverted and the Gentiles converted" : confessions and conversos
  • "Thy people shall be my people" : typology, gender, and biblical converts
  • "The meaning, not the name I call" : converting the Bible and Homer
  • Alchemies of conversion : Shakespeare, Jonson, Vaughan, and the science of Jewish transmutation
  • Conversion and enthusiasm : radical religion and the poetics of Paradise regained.

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