The materiality of religion in early modern English drama / Elizabeth Williamson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williamson, Elizabeth, 1976-

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Studies in performance and early modern drama

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--England--History--16th century.

Theater.

England.

History.

Theater--England--History--17th century.

Theater--Religious aspects.

Religious articles in the theater.

Idolatry in the theater.

Theaters--England--Dramatic production--History--16th century.

Theaters.

Theaters--England--Dramatic production--History--17th century.

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.

English drama.

English drama--17th century--History and criticism.

Religion in literature.

Physical Description:

232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2009]

Contents:

Introduction : Mere properties: the materiality of religious objects

Things newly performed: tomb properties and the survival of the dramatic tradition

The trappings of ceremony: setting the table and other theatrical practices

Persistence and adaptation: staging the cross at home and abroad

The performance of piety: book properties and the paradox of dematerialized devotion

Coda : Unconsidered trifles: stage properties as theatrical relics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-227) and index.

ISBN:

9780754668275

0754668274

9780754694762

0754694763

OCLC:

312443797