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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458975803321

Autore

Bubenechik Milena

Titolo

Religion and the formation of early modern identities in The Island Princess and The Jew of Malta [[electronic resource] ] : the significance of Christianity in the early modern period / / Milena Bubenechik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, : Diplomica-Verl., 2010

ISBN

3-86341-505-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (51 p.)

Collana

Bachelorarbeit

Disciplina

808.0427

Soggetti

Religion and culture - Europe

Christianity - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Religion and the Formation of Early Modern Identities in The Island Princess and The Jew of Malta; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Christianity and Religion and Drama; 3. The Jew of Malta; 4. The Island Princess; 5. Conclusion; Works Cited

Sommario/riassunto

HauptbeschreibungThis study depicts the significance of Christian and non-Christian relations in the formation of early modern identities in John Fletcher's The Island Princess and Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta. Christian and non-Christian relations are explicitly demonstrated in the Elizabethan and Jacobean plays due to their incorporated issue of religion. The plays are set in the early modern period, during which many changes occur. The significance of Christian and non-Christian relations increase as the age of colonisation advances, and more territorial expansion and l