Shakespeare's Christianity: The Protestant and Catholic Poetics of Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Hamlet in Bloomington, MN

This volume explores the influences of Catholicism and Protestantism in a trio of Shakespeare's tragedies:
Julius Caesar
,
Macbeth
, and
Hamlet
. Bypassing the discussion of Shakespeare's personal religious beliefs, Batson instead focuses on distinct footprints left by Catholic and Protestant traditions that underlie and inform Shakespeare's artistic genius.