"Obsequious Laments": Mourning and Communal Memory in Shakespeare's Richard III.

Chapter 2 of the book "Shakespeare and the Culture of Christianity in Early Modern England" is presented. It explores William Shakespeare's book "Richard III," depicting tragic history of an England divided against itself in the context of Elizabethan tensions over mourning and burial ritual. This c...

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Published in:	Shakespeare & the Culture of Christianity in Early Modern England pp. 44 - 80
Main Author:	Goodland, Katharine
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	Fordham University Press 2003
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Richard III (Play : Shakespeare) Historical fiction Literature & history Christianity & literature British history
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost