A cross-religious exploration of conversion on the early modern English stage offering fresh readings of canonical and lesser-known plays.

Few subjects of the English stage have proved more alluring and enduring than religious conversion. The emergence of the Elizabethan theatre marked a profound s

Focusing on conversion as one of early modern Europe’s most pressing issues, the present book offers a comprehensive reading of artistic and literary ways in

This book explores the threat of Christian conversion to Islam in twelve early modern English plays. In works by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Massinger, and others, co

Offering fuller understandings of both dramatic representations and the complexities of religious culture, this collection reveals the ways in which religion an