Publications [#239456] of Sarah Beckwith

Essays/Articles/Chapters in Books

1. Beckwith, S. "Medieval Penance, Reformation Repentance and Measure for Measure." Reading the Medieval in Early Modern England. Ed. McMullan, G; Matthews, D. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 193-204.
   (last updated on 2025/06/16)

   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.