Citizen-Saints : Shakespeare and Political Theology.
Lupton, Julia Reinhard, 1963-
Citizen-Saints : Shakespeare and Political Theology. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (291 pages)
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.
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.
9780226157443 022615744X
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Political and social views.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Religion.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
1500-1699
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.
Christian saints in literature.
Citizenship in literature.
Théologie politique--Histoire des doctrines--16e siècle.
Théologie politique--Histoire des doctrines--17e siècle.
Théâtre politique anglais--Histoire et critique.
Saints chrétiens dans la littérature.
DRAMA--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Christian drama, English
Christian saints in literature
Citizenship in literature
Political and social views
Political plays, English
Political theology--History of doctrines
Religion
shakespeare, citizen saint, antigone, paul, barabbas, othello, caliban, isabella, samson, death, martyrdom, politics, theology, religion, citizenship, state of emergency, sovereignty, sovereign, ruler, law, messiah, circumcision, judaism, assimilation, difference, race, conversion, naturalization, doctrine, saints, literature, british, classics, renaissance, jew, malta, marlowe, fellowship, belonging, tempest, creature, nonfiction.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PR3017
822.3/3
Citizen-Saints : Shakespeare and Political Theology. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (291 pages)
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.
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.
9780226157443 022615744X
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Political and social views.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Religion.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
1500-1699
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.
Christian saints in literature.
Citizenship in literature.
Théologie politique--Histoire des doctrines--16e siècle.
Théologie politique--Histoire des doctrines--17e siècle.
Théâtre politique anglais--Histoire et critique.
Saints chrétiens dans la littérature.
DRAMA--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Christian drama, English
Christian saints in literature
Citizenship in literature
Political and social views
Political plays, English
Political theology--History of doctrines
Religion
shakespeare, citizen saint, antigone, paul, barabbas, othello, caliban, isabella, samson, death, martyrdom, politics, theology, religion, citizenship, state of emergency, sovereignty, sovereign, ruler, law, messiah, circumcision, judaism, assimilation, difference, race, conversion, naturalization, doctrine, saints, literature, british, classics, renaissance, jew, malta, marlowe, fellowship, belonging, tempest, creature, nonfiction.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PR3017
822.3/3