The unheard prayer : religious toleration in Shakespeare's drama

Publication Data

• Title The unheard prayer : religious toleration in Shakespeare's drama
• Alternative Title Religious toleration in Shakespeare's drama
• Author Joseph Sterrett
• Publisher Brill
• Publication date 2012
• Publication location Leiden
• Language English

Contents

Here our prayer: oppositional praying in Titus Andronicus
"Behold the window of my heart", poems and unheard prayers in Love's labour's lost
Outpraying prayers in Richard II
Confessing Claudius: sovereignty, fraternity & isolation at the heart of Hamlet
An economy of prayer: All's well that ends well
"Thou pray'st thy gods in vain": King Lear
"Such a peace": answered prayer in Shakespeare's "late plays"
Conclusion.

Topics

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 :: Religion
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 :: Political and social views
• Prayer in literature
• Religion in literature
• Religious tolerance in literature
• Reconciliation in literature
• Toleration in literature

The unheard prayer : religious toleration in Shakespeare's drama by Joseph Sterrett. ISBN 9789004230057. Published by Brill in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.