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Description of  Hamlet's Choice: Religion and Resistance in Shakespeare's Revenge Tragedies

An illuminating account of how Shakespeare worked through the tensions of Queen Elizabeths England in two canon-defining plays Conspiracies and revolts simmered beneath the surface of Queen Elizabeths reign. England was riven with tensions created by religious conflict and the prospect of dynastic crisis and regime change. In this rich, incisive account, Peter Lake reveals how in Read more