Shakespeare and Political Theology Lupton, Julia Reinhard 1963- creator text Electronic books. ilu Chicago University of Chicago Press 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (291 pages) Turning to the potent idea of political theology to recover the strange mix of political and religious thinking during the Renaissance, this bracing study reveals in the works of Shakespeare and his sources the figure of the citizen-saint, who represents at once divine messenger and civil servant, both norm and exception. Embodied by such diverse personages as Antigone, Paul, Barabbas, Shylock, Othello, Caliban, Isabella, and Samson, the citizen-saint is a sacrificial figure: a model of moral and aesthetic extremity who inspires new regimes of citizenship with his or her death and martyrd. Acknowledgments; A Note on Texts; Introduction; One: Citizen Paul; Two: Deformations of Fellowship in Marlowe's ""Jew of Malta""; Three: Merchants of Venice, Circles of Citizenship; Four: Othello Circumcised; Five: Antigone in Vienna; Six: Creature Caliban; Seven: Samson Dagonistes; Epilogue: The Literature of Citizenship: A Humanifesto; Notes; Bibliography; Index. DRAMA / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Political and social views Political theology History of doctrines 16th century Political theology History of doctrines 17th century Political plays, English History and criticism Christian drama, English History and criticism Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Religion Christian saints in literature Citizenship in literature PR3017 822.3/3 9780226157443 (electronic bk.) 022615744X (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1602580 http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=571853 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=660268 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1602580 http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=571853 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=660268 EBLCP 140125 20200709060011.0 ocn869096310 eng