medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Just because Shakespeare's religious outlook is (or may be regarded)
as medieval does not make him medieval. He was a Renaisannce man like
his contemporaries. His writing style as well as many of the dramatic
sources he used are from Renaissance Italy. When at home, his
histories are thoroughly contemporary in their outlook of England as
the greatest place in the world to be, especially if one is an
Englishman. Some of my teachers considered him the first "modern" as
he set the standard for English usage. Having had small Latin and
less Greek, he wrote English. Cheers. yrs, tom ault
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 08:19:27 -0400
"V. Kerry Inman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
>
>Quoting Rochelle Altman <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> > VK, the line between Late Medieval and Renaissance
>> is
>> not as clear as the names bestowed upon them make
>> it
>> appear -- particularly in England,.Shakespeare,
>> for
>> instance, is considered by many to be the last and
>> greatest
>> of the Medieval authors. The religious sphere is
>> quite
>> Medieval in outlook and practice...
>>
>> Okay!! Makes it more fun. --V. K.
>
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