Nigri, L 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7005-9196
2017,
'Religious hypocrisy in performance :
Roman Catholicism and the London stage'
, in:
Forms of hypocrisy in Early Modern England
, Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture
, Routledge, New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 57-71.
Abstract
From the Medieval period to the Restoration, the hypocrite remained a remarkably popular figure, proving its resilience as an object of fascination not only in literature but in theological, political, and social debates. In the Tudor and Stuart period more specifically, fictional and non-fictional discourses coalesce into a popular dramatic motif which, by engaging with false-seeming characters on a metatheatrical level, operates both to conceal and to reveal concerns relating to the true or false application of religious doctrine. Early modern representations of hypocrisy on stage significantly reify this general anxiety about the often ambiguous and deceitful behaviour displayed by some clergymen of the time.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Editors: | Nigri, L and Tsentorou, N |
| Schools: | Schools > School of Arts & Media > Arts, Media and Communication Research Centre |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Series Name: | Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture |
| ISBN: | 9781138291249 (hardback); 9780367884765 (paperback); 9781315265568 (ebook) |
| Related URLs: | |
| Depositing User: | Dr Lucia Nigri |
| Date Deposited: | 02 May 2018 12:35 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 21:09 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/46919 |
Actions (login required)
 |
Edit record (repository staff only) |
Tools
Tools