JACOBEAN SHAKESPEARE
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Author: Peter Milward, SJ. 165 pg. PB.
The eminent Shakespeare scholar Peter Milward, S.J. here presents an analysis of Shakespeare's late plays that is both accessible to beginners and beneficial to seasoned scholars. Focusing on the role of the heroine in these classic works, Milward enriches our understanding of King Lear, Othello, Measure for Measure, All's Well that End's Well, The Tempest, Macbeth, and others.
"Learned, insightful, and engaging, Fr Milward has provided the most judicious and convincing argument for the Catholic Shakespeare" - David Beauregard, OMV, Our Lady of Grace Seminary
"Written with erudition, grace, and insight, Peter Milward's Jacobean Shakespeare will appeal both to the well-versed and the novice Shakespeare enthusiast. . . . Underscoring Catholic themes and situations in these plays, Milward demonstrates how Shakespeare searches for spiritual renewal by invoking the banished elements of his boyhood past" - John C. Freeman, Professor of English, University of Detroit Mercy
May we also suggest May we also suggest Through Shakespeare's Eyes and
The Quest for Shakespeare both by Joseph Pearce
The eminent Shakespeare scholar Peter Milward, S.J. here presents an analysis of Shakespeare's late plays that is both accessible to beginners and beneficial to seasoned scholars. Focusing on the role of the heroine in these classic works, Milward enriches our understanding of King Lear, Othello, Measure for Measure, All's Well that End's Well, The Tempest, Macbeth, and others.
"Learned, insightful, and engaging, Fr Milward has provided the most judicious and convincing argument for the Catholic Shakespeare" - David Beauregard, OMV, Our Lady of Grace Seminary
"Written with erudition, grace, and insight, Peter Milward's Jacobean Shakespeare will appeal both to the well-versed and the novice Shakespeare enthusiast. . . . Underscoring Catholic themes and situations in these plays, Milward demonstrates how Shakespeare searches for spiritual renewal by invoking the banished elements of his boyhood past" - John C. Freeman, Professor of English, University of Detroit Mercy
May we also suggest May we also suggest Through Shakespeare's Eyes and
The Quest for Shakespeare both by Joseph Pearce