{"product_id":"9781474247481","title":"Shakespeare, Catholicism, and Romance","description":"\u003ch3\u003eShakespeare: Bloomsbury Academic Collections\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eShakespeare, Catholicism, and Romance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVelma Bourgeois Richmond\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Theology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book assesses William Shakespeare in the context of political and religious crisis, paying particular attention to his Catholic connections, which have heretofore been underplayed by much Protestant interpretation. Bourgeois Richmond's most important contribution is to study the genre of romance in its guise as a 'cover' for recusant Catholicism, drawing on a long tradition of medieval-religious plays devoted to the propagation of Catholic religious faith.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVelma\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBourgeois\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichmond\u003c\/b\u003e is a past Fulbright Scholar and recipient of an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship. She is Emeritus Professor of English at the Holy Names College, Oakland, California and is the author of studies of \u003ci\u003eMuriel Spark and Geoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLaments for the Dead in Medieval Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Popularity of Middle English Romance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Guy of Warwick\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 December 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474247481\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332076339340,"sku":"9781474247481","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e7d271b1-ed92-4477-a9eb-24151f6ea0ec.jpg?v=1783601359","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781474247481","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}