Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-248) and index.
Contents:
Sacred and secular in The merchant of Venice -- Hamlet and the stoic -- Spenser and the pagan gods -- Volpone, comedy or mordant satire? -- Donne and the meditative tradition.
Summary:
"Roston offers detailed and essentially new analyses of works by Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, and Donne, arguing that the seemingly contradictory presence of traditional and subversive elements in their major works actually creates the source of much of their literary achievement"--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.