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Theater, culture, and community in Reformation Bern, 1523-1555 / by Glenn Ehrstine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ehrstine, Glenn.
- Series:
- Studies in medieval and Reformation thought ; v. 85.
- Studies in medieval and Reformation thought, 0585-6914 ; v. 85
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Swiss drama (German)--Switzerland--Bern (Canton)--History and criticism.
- Swiss drama (German).
- Swiss drama (German)--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- Christian drama, German--Switzerland--Bern (Canton)--History and criticism.
- Christian drama, German.
- Theater--Switzerland--Bern (Canton)--History--16th century.
- Theater.
- Protestantism and literature.
- Reformation--Switzerland--Bern (Canton).
- Reformation.
- Arts, Swiss--Switzerland--Bern (Canton).
- Arts, Swiss.
- Bern (Switzerland : Canton)--Church history--16th century.
- Bern (Switzerland : Canton).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 346 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study examines the sociocultural context of ten plays, including 15 song texts, performed during the formative years of the Bernese Reformation. It treats not only three pre-reform carnival plays by Niklaus Manuel, but also six newly edited works by local court secretary Hans von Rute.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Performing the Protestant Reformation; Chapter Two: Bern at the Crossroads of Reform; Chapter Three: Protestant Carnival: A Contradiction in Terms?; Chapter Four: Theocracy and Theater; Chapter Five: Protestant Visual Culture and the Stage; Chapter Six: Music, Play, and Worship; Chapter Seven: Mediating Change; Appendix: Song Texts; Bibliography; Index of Persons; Index of Places; Index of Subjects; Index of Biblical Citations
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-331) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46650-2
- 9786610466504
- 1-4175-3676-4
- 90-474-0125-5
- OCLC:
- 191039290
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