Drama and the Death of God: Secularity on Stage from Antiquity to Shakespeare - Hardcover
by John Parker
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9781501785283ISBN-10:1501785281UPC:9781501785283Book Category:Literary Criticism, Religion, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Shakespeare, Christianity, TheaterBook Topic:History, History & CriticismSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCYY72XDYZ
Drama and the Death of God: Secularity on Stage from Antiquity to Shakespeare
In Drama and the Death of God, John Parker argues that the secularity often associated with Shakespeare inspired a variety of performances going back to antiquity. Scripture presupposes, even needs, the existence of a worldly sphere inimical to faith: known as the saeculum, this finite domain of appetite and unbelief invited both condemnation and celebration throughout medieval Christendom, as...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornell University PressISBN-13:9781501785283ISBN-10:1501785281UPC:9781501785283Book Category:Literary Criticism, Religion, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Shakespeare, Christianity, TheaterBook Topic:History, History & CriticismSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCYY72XDYZ
John Parker is Associate Professor of English at the University of Virginia. He is the author of The Aesthetics of Antichrist.
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