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- Title
Kinship and Twinship in Jacob and Esau.
- Authors
Lehnhof, Kent R.
- Abstract
A literary criticism of Jacob and Esau focusing on the portrayal of kinship and twinship. Topics include the play's focus on family relations mentioning the word counts of familial terms, review of some of the ways in which the interlude seeks to justify Jacob's usurpation, leveraging of family relations in the play to elevate Jacob and overthrow Esau, and bond between twin brothers in the play.
- Subjects
JACOB &; Esau (Book); KINSHIP in literature; TWIN brothers in literature; KINSHIP terminology; FAMILY relations in literature; MEDIEVAL &; Renaissance (Literary period)
- Publication
Medieval & Renaissance Drama in England (Rosemont Publishing & Printing Corporation), 2019, Vol 32, p115
- ISSN
0731-3403
- Publication type
Literary Criticism