{"product_id":"9783031119637","title":"Early Modern Literature in History","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEarly Modern Literature in History\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWittek, Stephen\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShakespeare and the Cultural Politics of Conversion\u003c\/i\u003e takes a close look at Shakespeare’s engagement with the flurry of controversy and activity surrounding the concept of conversion in post-Reformation England. For playhouse audiences during the period, conversional thought encompassed a diverse, fluid amalgamation of ideas, practices, and arguments centered on the means by which an individual could move from one category of identity to another. In an analysis that includes chapter-length readings of \u003ci\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHenry IV Part I\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e, Othello, and \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e, Professor Stephen Wittek argues that Shakespearean drama made a unique and substantive intervention in public discourse surrounding conversion, and continues to speak meaningfully about conversional experience for audiences in the present age. It will be of particular benefit to students and scholars with an interest in theatrical history, performance theory, cultural studies, race studies, and gender studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2023-09-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031119637\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-11961-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 200\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47676788080780,"sku":"9783031119637","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031119637.jpg?v=1776551104","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031119637","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}