Apocalypse and Anti-Catholicism in Seventeenth-Century English Drama

Streete, A. (2017) Apocalypse and Anti-Catholicism in Seventeenth-Century English Drama. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. ISBN 9781108416146

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:Books
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Streete, Professor Adrian
Authors: Streete, A.
Subjects:B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain
P Language and Literature > PR English literature
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > English Literature
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108416146
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