Religion and the Formation of Early Modern Identities in The Island Princess and The Jew of Malta; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Christianity and Religion and Drama; 3. The Jew of Malta; 4. The Island Princess; 5. Conclusion; Works Cited
Summary
HauptbeschreibungThis study depicts the significance of Christian and non-Christian relations in the formation of early modern identities in John Fletcher's The Island Princess and Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta. Christian and non-Christian relations are explicitly demonstrated in the Elizabethan and Jacobean plays due to their incorporated issue of religion. The plays are set in the early modern period, during which many changes occur. The significance of Christian and non-Christian relations increase as the age of colonisation advances, and more territorial expansion and long-distanc
