Curse, Interrupted: Richard III, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis

A previously unexplored reference to the biblical story of Jacob and Esau in Shakespeare's Richard III underlines connections to the early modern dramatic preoccupation with the question of succession in the late Elizabethan era.

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: Skwire, Sarah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2018]
In: Religions
Further subjects:B Tudor
B Succession
B Esau
B Elizabeth I
B Shakespeare
B Bible
B Richard III
B Genesis
B Early Modern
B Jacob
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Summary:A previously unexplored reference to the biblical story of Jacob and Esau in Shakespeare's Richard III underlines connections to the early modern dramatic preoccupation with the question of succession in the late Elizabethan era.
ISSN:2077-1444
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel9110331