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Apocalypse and Anti-Catholicism in Seventeenth-Century English Drama (Hardcover)
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Apocalypse and Anti-Catholicism in Seventeenth-Century English Drama (Hardcover)
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This book examines the many and varied uses of apocalyptic and
anti-Catholic language in seventeenth-century English drama. Adrian
Streete argues that this rhetoric is not simply an expression of
religious bigotry, nor is it only deployed at moments of political
crisis. Rather, it is an adaptable and flexible language with
national and international implications. It offers a measure of
cohesion and order in a volatile century. By rethinking the
relationship between theatre, theology and polemic, Streete shows
how playwrights exploited these connections for a diverse range of
political ends. Chapters focus on playwrights like Marston,
Middleton, Massinger, Shirley, Dryden and Lee, and on a range of
topics including imperialism, reason of state, commerce,
prostitution, resistance, prophecy, church reform and liberty.
Drawing on important recent work in religious and political
history, this is a major re-interpretation of how and why religious
ideas are debated in the early modern theatre.
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