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Shakespeare Survey 54: Shakespeare and Religions. Edited by Peter Holland. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001; pp. x + 372. $80 cloth.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 May 2004
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This richly eclectic volume contains much of interest for theatre historians and academic critics of Renaissance drama as a sociocultural phenomenon. Additionally, it offers a good deal for theatre artists. The main part of the volume, dedicated to the theme of “Shakespeare and Religions,” comprises sixteen articles on topics as various as performance in Japan and the first translation of Shakespeare into Hebrew. Most of the articles are broadly new historicist in flavor, offering insights into interpretation through examination of cultural formations embedded within the text of the plays. Religion is, of course, demonstrated to be one of the most formative influences.
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