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Author:

Linley, Keith, author.

Title:

The Tempest in context : sin, repentance and forgiveness / Keith Linley.

Publisher:

Anthem Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xii, 275 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616.--Tempest.
Literature and society--England--History--17th century.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-268) and index.

Contents:

The historical context: an overview -- The Elizabethan world order: from divinity to dust -- Sin, death and the prince of darkness -- The seven cardinal virtues -- Kingship -- Patriarchy, family authority and gender relationships -- Man in his place -- Images of disorder: the religious context -- The context of education: nature versus nurture -- The contemporary political context -- Enchantment: the context of magic -- The context of colonialism and cannibalism: theft or duty? -- Literary context -- Tender patriarch or tyrant? the limits of authority -- The moral context: sins, virtues and transgressions.

Series:

Anthem Perspectives in Literature.

ISBN:

1783083751
9781783083756

OCLC:

(OCoLC)898717377

LCCN:

2014049137

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)