Apocalypse and Anti-Catholicism in Seventeenth-Century English Drama
Author | : Adrian Streete |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2017-08-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781108416146 |
ISBN-13 | : 1108416144 |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Download or read book Apocalypse and Anti-Catholicism in Seventeenth-Century English Drama written by Adrian Streete and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Streete studies the political uses of apocalyptic and anti-Catholic rhetoric in a wide range of seventeenth-century English drama, focusing on the plays of Marston, Middleton, Massinger, and Dryden. Drawing on recent work in religious and political history, he rethinks how religion is debated in the early modern theatre.