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The doctrine of election and the emergence of elizabethan tragedy /

This compelling argument for the link between Calvinism in English religious life and the rise of tragedy on the Elizabethan stage draws on a variety of material, including theological tracts, sermons, and dramatic works beginning with sixteenth-century morality plays and continuing through Marlowe&...

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Main Authors: Rozett, Martha Tuck
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton, N.J. :
Publication Dates: [1984]
©1984
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Election (Theology) > History of doctrines > 16th century.
English drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Religion and literature > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Election (Theology) > History of doctrines.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan.
Genre Studies, general.
Literary Studies.
Religion and literature.
DRAMA > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Englische Literatur.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400856718
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Summary: This compelling argument for the link between Calvinism in English religious life and the rise of tragedy on the Elizabethan stage draws on a variety of material, including theological tracts, sermons, and dramatic works beginning with sixteenth-century morality plays and continuing through Marlowe's career and the beginning of Shakespeare'sOriginally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (339 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9781400856718
Index Number: PR658
CLC: I561.073
Contents: Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
INTRODUCTION --
CHAPTER I. Play and Audience --
CHAPTER II. The Rhetoric of the Elect --
CHAPTER III. Morality Play Protagonists --
CHAPTER IV. The False Dawn of Tragedy --
CHAPTER V. The Conqueror Play --
CHAPTER VI. Revenge Tragedy --
CHAPTER VII. Doctor Faustus --
CHAPTER VIII. From History to Tragedy --
CHAPTER IX. The Tragic Choice --
BIBLIOGRAPHY --
INDEX --
Backmatter.

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