Publications [#141534] of Sarah Beckwith
Essays/Articles/Chapters in Books
- S. Beckwith. "Medieval Penance, Reformation Repentance and Measure for Measure." Reading the Medieval in Early Modern England. Ed. eds. Gordon mcMullan and David Matthews. Cambridge University Press,
Spring, 2007.
193-204.
(last updated on 2008/01/07)Author's Comments:
In this essay I explore some of the theatrical exploration of confession in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, and the unintended, quasi-accidental consequences for Protestant English consciousness of the transformation of penance to repentance.
