A Secret Book : Free Will and Occult Prophecy in Shakespeare's History Plays
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| Title: | A Secret Book : Free Will and Occult Prophecy in Shakespeare's History Plays |
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| Description: | This book explores the supernatural and prophetic elements within Shakespeare's ten plays of English history: King John, Richard II, Henry IV (Parts One and Two), Henry V, Henry VI (Parts One, Two and Three), Richard III, and Henry VIII. Treating each as a form of nonfiction, it analyzes these plays and their prophecies through the lens of free will or fate, demonstrating how Shakespeare's characters are entangled with cosmic forces and the occult. The author makes several intriguing discoveries regarding Shakespeare's plays, beliefs, and the world he lived in. |
| Authors: | Timothy Horan |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Prophecies in literature, Fate and fatalism in literature, Free will and determinism in literature |
| Categories: | LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This book explores the supernatural and prophetic elements within Shakespeare's ten plays of English history: King John, Richard II, Henry IV (Parts One and Two), Henry V, Henry VI (Parts One, Two and Three), Richard III, and Henry VIII. Treating each as a form of nonfiction, it analyzes these plays and their prophecies through the lens of free will or fate, demonstrating how Shakespeare's characters are entangled with cosmic forces and the occult. The author makes several intriguing discoveries regarding Shakespeare's plays, beliefs, and the world he lived in. |
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| ISBN: | 9781476663630 9781476650197 |
