Othello: Shakespeare's Realistic Samson
The essay studies the significance of the biblical Samson to early modern reformers, artists, and, primarily, Shakespeare. A long allusion in Love's Labor's Lost identifies Samson as a prototypical lover who learns from Delilah's wit and teaches the play's "book-men" th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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| In: |
Religion & literature
Year: 2020, Volume: 52, Issue: 2, Pages: 91-114 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616, Othello (Game)
/ Samson Biblical character
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HB Old Testament KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history |
| Further subjects: | B
Loneliness
B Desdemona (Fictitious character) B Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 B Reformers B DELILAH (Biblical figure) |
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