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Word and Rite

The Bible and Ceremony in Selected Shakespearean Works
By:Beatrice Batson
Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Print ISBN:9781443822251
eText ISBN:9781443822374
Edition:1
Copyright:2010
Format:Page Fidelity

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This book shows how the Bible and Christian tradition intersect the language of Shakespeare. It focuses on how rites illuminate mysteries and how ceremony turns mayhem into mystery. In Shakespeare, word and rite are as inseparable as word and sacrament in worship.