Undermining the Elect Nation: King Lear and the Hebrew Patriarchs at the Court of James I

This article examines King Lear's creative redeployment of the Old Testament stories of the patriarchs, especially the narrative of Jacob and Esau in the book of Genesis. After contextualizing the reliance of the "Gloucester subplot" on this narrative within a broader predestinarian t...

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Main Author: Timmis, Patrick (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Iter Press [2020]
In: Renaissance and reformation
Year: 2020, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 105-133
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
CG Christianity and Politics
HB Old Testament
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBF British Isles
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B Book of Genesis, The (Book : Crumb)
B Patriarchs (Bible)
B Bible. Old Testament
B Calvinists
B Monarchy
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