The doctrine of election and the emergence of Elizabethan tragedy
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The doctrine of election and the emergence of Elizabethan tragedy
（Princeton legacy library）
Princeton University Press, [201-], c1984
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Reprint. Originally published: Princeton University Press, c1984
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-319) and index
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Description
This compelling argument for the link between Calvinism in English religious life and the rise of tragedy on the Elizabethan stage draws on a variety of material, including theological tracts, sermons, and dramatic works beginning with sixteenth-century morality plays and continuing through Marlowe's career and the beginning of Shakespeare's Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*CHAPTER I. Play and Audience, pg. 15*CHAPTER II. The Rhetoric of the Elect, pg. 41*CHAPTER III. Morality Play Protagonists, pg. 74*CHAPTER IV. The False Dawn of Tragedy, pg. 108*CHAPTER V. The Conqueror Play, pg. 134*CHAPTER VI. Revenge Tragedy, pg. 174*CHAPTER VII. Doctor Faustus, pg. 209*CHAPTER VIII. From History to Tragedy, pg. 247*CHAPTER IX. The Tragic Choice, pg. 291*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 301*INDEX, pg. 321
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