Shakespearean renunciation: asceticism and the early modern stage

This dissertation examines the representation of ascetic renunciation in early modern drama, focusing in particular on the way asceticism functions as a tool of political agency. This study argues that the act of renunciation is essentially performative and public, directed outward to an audience wh...

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Main Author: Salerno, Daniel
Language:en_US
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/15664