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"The bottome of goddes secrets" : Paul’s Corrinthian letters and the playgoer’s spiritual experience in the Elizabethan theatre Scott, Katryna Leah
Abstract
The debate surrounding "Bottom's dream" in A Midsummer Night's Dream 4.1. has hitherto
been focused almost exclusively on Shakespeare's intentions: Did Shakespeare intend this to
be an audible reference to 1 Corinthians 2.9T10? What does this say about his vision for the
play? I instead examine this play from the critically neglected perspective of the spirituality
of the Elizabethan playgoer. After a thorough examination of popular 16th century religious
works, I suggest that the spiritual playgoer could have drawn on a particularly Pauline
religious knowledge—obtained through exposure to theological discourse, printed and
heard—in responding to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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"The bottome of goddes secrets" : Paul’s Corrinthian letters and the playgoer’s spiritual experience in the Elizabethan theatre
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University of British Columbia
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| Date Issued |
2004
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| Description |
The debate surrounding "Bottom's dream" in A Midsummer Night's Dream 4.1. has hitherto
been focused almost exclusively on Shakespeare's intentions: Did Shakespeare intend this to
be an audible reference to 1 Corinthians 2.9T10? What does this say about his vision for the
play? I instead examine this play from the critically neglected perspective of the spirituality
of the Elizabethan playgoer. After a thorough examination of popular 16th century religious
works, I suggest that the spiritual playgoer could have drawn on a particularly Pauline
religious knowledge—obtained through exposure to theological discourse, printed and
heard—in responding to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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application/pdf
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eng
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| Date Available |
2009-11-19
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0091553
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University of British Columbia
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| Graduation Date |
2004-05
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| Scholarly Level |
Graduate
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DSpace
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