Shakespeare and the Cultural Politics of Conversion

“Stephen Wittek’s monograph is best understood—and he does situate it—in the context of recent humanities-centred investigations of conversion that rely on cultural studies approaches. These recent books and essay collections build on both theologically focused and social science (especially psychological) studies of religious conversion while putting more emphasis on textual evidence, especially on the textuality of conversion accounts and representations. Shakespeare and the Cultural Politics of Conversion helpfully summarizes much of this existing scholarship ... .” (Erin E Kelley, Renaissance and Reformation, Vol. 46 (1), 2023)