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Learning to see the theological vision of Shakespeare's King Lear / y Greg Maillot.
This book follows the recent 'turn to religion' that has been so important to English Studies in the 21st century, and builds on many of the recent biographies of Shakespeare that have explored the playwright's religious views. While noticing biography, the focus of this book is upon...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book follows the recent 'turn to religion' that has been so important to English Studies in the 21st century, and builds on many of the recent biographies of Shakespeare that have explored the playwright's religious views. While noticing biography, the focus of this book is upon the onstage action of King Lear, arguing that its 'theodicy' can be understood as the expansion of theological vision. The book makes this argument by drawing on an approach to literature known as 'theological aesthetics, ' an approach pioneered by Hans Urs Von Balthasar. Engaging with not only W.R. Elton, but also. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxvii, 136 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781443812931 1443812935 |