The Unheard Prayer
Author | : Joseph Sterrett |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2012-07-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004230057 |
ISBN-13 | : 900423005X |
Rating | : 4/5 (05X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Unheard Prayer written by Joseph Sterrett and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Repeatedly Shakespeare dramatizes one who prays when no one is listening, interested, or even there. This study reads the scenario parallel to early modern anxieties surrounding prayer itself, suggesting a vision of religious syncretism Shakespeare imagines for his world.