Biblical References in Shakespeare's PlaysUniversity of Delaware Press, 1999 - 879 páginas The hundreds of biblical references in Shakespeare's plays give ample evidence that he was well acquainted with Scripture. The Bibles that Shakespeare knew, however, were not those that are in use today. By the time the King James Bible appeared in 1611, Shakespeare's career was all but over, and the Anglican liturgy that is evident in his plays is likewise one that few persons are acquainted with. This volume provides a comprehensive survey of the English Bibles of Shakespeare's day, notes their similarities and differences, and indicates which version the playwright knew best. The biblical references in each of Shakespeare's plays are then carefully analyzed, as are Shakespeare's references to the Prayer Book and the homilies. The thorny question of what constitutes a valid biblical reference is also discussed. |
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Criteria for a Valid Reference | 67 |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 79 |
The Taming of the Shrew | 87 |
The Comedy of Errors | 100 |
Loves Labors Lost | 118 |
A Midsummer Nights Dream | 143 |
Henry VIII | 468 |
Titus Andronicus | 493 |
Romeo and Juliet | 506 |
Julius Caesar | 518 |
Hamlet | 530 |
Troilus and Cressida | 560 |
Othello | 576 |
King Lear | 600 |
The Merchant of Venice | 152 |
The Merry Wives of Windsor | 187 |
Much Ado About Nothing | 203 |
As You Like It | 214 |
Twelfth Night | 230 |
Measure for Measure | 245 |
Alls Well That Ends Well | 264 |
1 Henry VI | 283 |
2 Henry VI | 300 |
3 Henry VI | 323 |
Richard III | 337 |
Richard II | 360 |
King John | 390 |
1 Henry IV | 403 |
2 Henry IV | 422 |
Henry V | 444 |
Macbeth | 617 |
Antony and Cleopatra | 639 |
Coriolanus | 654 |
Timon of Athens | 666 |
Pericles | 679 |
Cymbeline | 691 |
The Winters Tale | 713 |
The Tempest | 730 |
The Two Noble Kinsmen | 746 |
Sir Thomas More | 753 |
Index to Shakespeares Biblical References | 765 |
References to the Book of Common Prayer | 823 |
References to the Homilies | 827 |
Bibliography | 829 |
Index | 865 |
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