Shakespeare and religion

About This Book

Collection of essays intended to be more "accessible" than *Wheel of Fire*. "Four Pillars Of Wisdom" writing on British nationalism in 1941 (might be of historical interest?) From the introduction (by the author): "Throughout the following pages two main emphases predominate: (i) the immortality themes in the last plays, and (ii) the theme of a spiritualized nationalism, its symbol the crown. (Footnote omitted.) Essays: Preface Introduction Brutus And Cassius (1927) The Poet And Immortality (1928) Romantic Friendship (1929) Mystic Symbolism (1931) Jesus and Shakespeare (1934) On *Henry VIII* (1936) The Making Of MacBeth (1936) St. George and the Dragon (1940) From *This Sceptered Isle* (1941) Four Pillars Of Wisdom (1941) Shakespeare's World (1942) Shakespeare and the Incas: A Study of *Apu Ollantay* (1947) The Avenging Mind (1948) New Dimensions In Shakespearian Interpretation(1959) *Timon Of Athens* And Its Dramatic Descendants (1961) The Tragic Enigma(1964) Shakespeare And Religion (1964) Shakespeare And The English Language (1964) New Light On The Sonnets (1964) C.B. Purdom's Shakespearian Theory (1964) Shakespeare And The Supernatural (1964) Christian Doctrine (1965) Symbolism (1966) Appendixes - Letters to *The Times Literary Supplement* - Reviews Indexes