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• "Fairies and Gods": A Socio-Religious Context forKing Lear

  http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/iemls/shaksper/files/FAIRES%20ANDGODS.txt

  Wylie, Jessica. "Faires and Gods: A Socio-Religious Context forKing Lear." SHAKSPER viaEarly Modern Literary Studies. Wylie explores the Celtic-pagan and Roman influences of and the interplay of these influences inKing Lear:

  keywords: celtic, king, Lr, lear, pagan, roman, religion

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• A Second Daniel: The Jew and the "True Jew" inThe Merchant of Venice

  http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/04-3/luxoshak.html

  Luxon, Thomas H. "A Second Daniel: The Jew and the "True Jew" inThe Merchant of Venice."Early Modern Literary Studies4.3 (January 1999): 3.1-37. Luxon explores the debate as to whether Shakespeare'sThe Merchant of Veniceis in fact an anti-semitic play:

  keywords: anti-semitic, debate, jew, MV, merchant of venice, religion, semitic

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > The Merchant of Venice

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• Bible: King James Version

  http://www.hti.umich.edu/relig/kjv/

  TheHumanities Text Initiativeof the University of Michigan includes this searchable edition of the King James Bible:

  keywords: bible, edition, religion, james, king

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > The Church > Bible

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• BibleGateway.com

  http://biblegateway.com

  Biblical passages in multiple languages and editions are available atBible Gateway:

  keywords: bible, languages, religion

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > The Church > Bible

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• Caesar's Reviving Blood

  http://www.leithart.com/archives/000791.php

  Leithart, Peter J. "Caesar's Reviving Blood."Leithart.com, 2004. Leithart delves into the historical background, structure, social and political issues, and conceptions of ceremony and sacrifice that exist within the play the play:

  keywords: background, caesar, ceremony, history, JC, sacrifice, structure, politics, religion

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > Julius Caesar

  valid as of 2005-08-02

• Crosswalk.com: The Geneva Bible Sutdy of 1599

  http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/GenevaStudyBible/

  The Geneva Bible Study of 1599. The Geneva Bible was the edition used most commonly in English households in Shakespeare's life, with 144 editions between 1560 and 1644. The King James Bible did not appear until Shakespeare had effectively stopped writing, in 1611:

  keywords: bible, edition, religion, james, christianity, geneva

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > The Church > Bible

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• Donne, John (1572-1631)

  http://www.ccel.org/donne/deaths-duel/deaths-duel.html

  A number of John Donne's works and sermon's, such asDeath's DuelandSermon Preached to the Lords upon Easter-day, at the Communion, are available at this site which is maintained by theChristian Classics Ethereal Libraryat Calvin College:

  keywords: death, donne, john, life, poetry, religion, sermon, church

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Authors and Texts > English > Donne, John

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• Exonerating Lucius inTitus Andronicus: A Response to Anthony Brian Taylor

  http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/connotations/hunt71.htm

  Hunt, Maurice. "Exonerating Lucius in Titus Andronicus: A Response to Anthony Brian Taylor." Connotations 7.1 (1997-98): 87-93. Hunt defends the character of Lucius as a redeemer figure and argues that Taylor has distorted and neglected some of Lucius' key traits in order to undermine his virtue:

  keywords: virtue, christian, lucius, pagan, redeemer, religion, taylor, Tit, titus andronicus

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > Titus Andronicus

  valid as of 2005-10-19

• Geneva Bible

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=geneva_bible_selections&PagePosition=1

  Bible. [Selections -- Front matter; Genesis]. In The Bible: translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages; with most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance. . .. London: Christopher Barker, 1583. This text is available from theFurness Collection:

  keywords: bible, religion, languages, translations

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > The Church > Bible

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• Given Names in England Before 1800

  http://www.galbithink.org/names/engb1800.htm

  Douglas Gabi's personal website offers a great section on given names in England before 1880. The information stems from a number of legal documents such as parish and guild registars. This site is interesting, since it makes note of religious trends and common names during Shakespeare's era:

  keywords: census, history, names, culture, religion, england, church

  found in: Renaissance Sites > History

  valid as of 2005-10-07

• Holy War inHenry Fifth

  http://cla.calpoly.edu/~smarx/Publications/henry.html

  Marx, Steven. "Holy War inHenry Fifth."Shakespeare Survey, 48 (1995). Marx explores the connection betweenHenry Vand conceptions of holy war in the Bible:

  keywords: bible, fifth, H5, henry, king, religion, war

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > Henry V

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• Lucius, Still Severely Flawed: A Response to Jonathan Bate, Maurice Hunt, and Philip Kolin

  http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/connotations/TAYLOR71.HTM

  Taylor, Anthony Brian. "Lucius, Still Severely Flawed: A Response to Jonathan Bate, Maurice Hunt, and Philip Kolin."Connotations7.1 (1997-98): 97-103. Taylor defends his reading of Lucius as flawed and ironically portrayed and reasserts his argument that Lucius is not a redeemer figure at the end of the play:

  keywords: anthony, character, christian, lucius, pagan, religion, Tit, titus andronicus

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > Titus Andronicus

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• Lucius, the Severely Flawed Redeemer ofTitus Andronicus

  http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/connotations/TAYLOR62.HTM

  Taylor, Anthony Brian. "Lucius, the Severely Flawed Redeemer ofTitus Andronicus."Connotations6.2 (1996-97): 138-57. Taylor questions the accepted critical reading of Lucius as a redeemer figure:

  keywords: character, christian, lucius, pagan, redeemer, religion, Tit, titus andronicus

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > Titus Andronicus

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• Medieval Sourcebook: Witchcraft Documents [15th Century]

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/witches1.html

  Witchcraft Documents from the 15th century are available from theMedieval Sourcebook:

  keywords: religion, witch, witchcraft

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > Witchcraft

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• Old Testament Life and Literature

  http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/gerald_larue/otll/

  Larue, Gerald A.Old Testament Life and Literature. Once a classroom standard in bible studies, this site presents this work in electronic form:

  keywords: bible, testament, religion

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > The Church > Bible

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• Shakespeare and Religion in Reformation and Post-Reformation England

  http://www2.bc.edu/~taylor/shakes.html

  The Shakespeare and Reformation Chronologylists significant historical events before, during, and after Shakespeare's life. The emphasis is on "Shakespeare's Catholic and Protestant contexts":

  keywords: catholic, england, historical, life, reformation, religion

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Research Resources > Reference

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• Smith's Examination of Usury

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=smith_usury&PagePosition=1

  Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.The examination of usury. A sermon preached in the city of London, by the learned and reverend divine Henry Smith. Boston? Re-printed and sold by the booksellers, 1751. View images of this text at theFurness Collection:

  keywords: christianity, london, religion, ursury

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Research Resources > Individual plays > The Merchant of Venice

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• The 1559 Book of Common Prayer

  http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/1559/BCP_1559.htm

  The Elizabethan Prayer Book(1556) is available fromThe Society of Archbishop Justus. This site provides an attractive electronic version, includes a brief introduction, and also presents a Latin translation of the text:

  keywords: religion, latin, prayer, anglican, christianity

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > The Church

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• The Catholic Encyclopedia

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/index.html

  The Catholic Encyclopediais a complete and thorough documentation of all things pertaining to the Catholic religion:

  keywords: catholic, encyclopedia, religion, christianity

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > Religion

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• The New Testament (Rheims 1582)

  http://www.hti.umich.edu/r/rheims/

  TheHumanities Text Initiativeof the University of Michigan includes a searchable edition of the Rheims Bible of 1582, prepared by Jeffery Triggs:

  keywords: bible, rheims, religion

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > The Church > Bible

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• World Wide Study Bible

  http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/

  World Wide Study Bibleis an attempt to organize all Bible-related resources on the WWW according to scripture reference. Contains five English versions of the Bible with links to commentaries, meditations, sermons, pictures, musical settings, etc. This site is developed in connection with Wheaton College:

  keywords: bible, religion, scripture

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > The Church > Bible

  valid as of 2005-09-15