Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis
A previously unexplored reference to the biblical story of Jacob and Esau in Shakespeare’s <i>Richard III</i> underlines connections to the early modern dramatic preoccupation with the question of succession in the late Elizabethan era.
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| description | A previously unexplored reference to the biblical story of Jacob and Esau in Shakespeare’s <i>Richard III</i> underlines connections to the early modern dramatic preoccupation with the question of succession in the late Elizabethan era. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75e00f38e34147f0a67386865ff403eb2022-12-22T03:02:40ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442018-10-0191133110.3390/rel9110331rel9110331Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession CrisisSarah Skwire0Liberty Fund, 11301 N. Meridian Street, Carmel, IN 46032-4564, USAA previously unexplored reference to the biblical story of Jacob and Esau in Shakespeare’s <i>Richard III</i> underlines connections to the early modern dramatic preoccupation with the question of succession in the late Elizabethan era.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/11/331Shakespeare<i>Richard III</i>JacobEsauBibleGenesisTudorElizabeth IEarly Modernsuccession |
| spellingShingle | Sarah Skwire Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis Religions Shakespeare <i>Richard III</i> Jacob Esau Bible Genesis Tudor Elizabeth I Early Modern succession |
| title | Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis |
| title_full | Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis |
| title_fullStr | Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis |
| title_short | Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis |
| title_sort | curse interrupted i richard iii i jacob and esau and the elizabethan succession crisis |
| topic | Shakespeare <i>Richard III</i> Jacob Esau Bible Genesis Tudor Elizabeth I Early Modern succession |
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