The Faith of William Shakespeare

by Graham Holderness

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Pub Date Apr 01 2017 | Archive Date Oct 27 2017

Lion Hudson Plc | Lion Hudson

Biographies & Memoirs | Nonfiction (Adult)

Description

William Shakespeare is arguably the world’s most famous writer. His plays and sonnets have been translated into many different languages, and are performed, read and loved the world over. But what of the man himself? What did he believe? Was he a secret Catholic, like his father, prepared to run the risk of being accused of treachery to the Tudor state? Or was he convinced by the new Protestant teaching? Or maybe did he not believe any of it, just saying and doing what was expected of him, in order to get by in a dangerous age? Shakespearean scholar Graham Holderness examines the evidence, both from Shakespeare’s life and his key works.

A Note From the Publisher

Graham Holderness is a Research Professor in English at the University of Hertfordshire, and a prolific author and critic. He has written over forty books, including drama, poetry and novels, but the majority of his publications are on William Shakespeare.

Graham Holderness is a Research Professor in English at the University of Hertfordshire, and a prolific author and critic. He has written over forty books, including drama, poetry and novels, but...

Advance Praise

"Holderness's illuminating account presents Shakespeare as imaginatively engaged Calvinist." ~ Paul Edmondson, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and author of Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile.

"This book is informative, engaging, and forthright in its argument." ~ John D. Cox, DuMez professor of English Emeritus, Hope College

"This is a study that everyone seriously concerned to understand Shakespeare should read." ~ The Revd Professor David Jasper, Professor of Literature and Theology, university of Glasgow

"Holderness offers a deeply informed and well balanced account." ~ Malcolm Guite, Poet and Theologian.

"Holderness's illuminating account presents Shakespeare as imaginatively engaged Calvinist." ~ Paul Edmondson, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and author of Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile.

"This book...