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Shakespeare and Catholicism: The Jesuits as Cultural Mediators in Early Modern Europe.

The essay discusses the possibility that English playwright William Shakespeare was a Catholic. Evidence from the time is presented, including the fact that Catholicism was prevalent in Stratford, England, his place of birth, that his mother's family was Catholic, and that the Catholic testament of...

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Published in:Critical Survey Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 72 - 87
Main Author: Fielitz, Sonja
Format: Essay
Published: Berghahn Books 2009
Subjects:
Essays
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Catholic Church
Shakespeare, John
Charles Borromeo, Saint, 1538-1584
History
Religion
21st century (Literary period)
United Kingdom
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