Groves, Beatrice

The Destruction of Jerusalem in Early Modern English Literature - New York Cambridge University Press 2017 - 269p

includes index and biblioraphy

Part 1 The destruction of jersuleam in early modern literary culture 1 From roman to jew: Josephus the jasippon and the destruction of jerusalem in early modern culture ..13 2 Continuity and change : Staging jerusalem and staging the jew ...55 3 Preachers and players : The sack of jerusalem from pulpit and stage ...86 Part II The destruction of jerusalem in early modern texts 4 Marlow`s jew pf Malta and the destruction of jerusalem ...121 5The siege of jerusalem and subversive rthetoric in shakespeare`s king John ...146 6 The fall of jerusalem and the rise of a metropolis: Nashe`s christ`s tears over jerusalem,Dekker`s plague pamphlets and maternal cannibalism in early modern london ...165 7 The new jerusalem : Josephan portents and milton`s Paradise last ...187 Conclusion ...219 Bibliography ...232 Index ...262

9781107533851 1895

B46.3 / G919