Drama in medieval and early modern Europe : playmakers and their strategies / Nadia Thérèse van Pelt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Pelt, Nadia Thérèse, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Series:

Themes in medieval and early modern history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European drama.

Drama, Medieval--History and criticism.

Drama, Medieval.

European drama--16th century--History and criticism.

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

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxii, 144 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"Drama in Medieval and Early Modern Europe moves away from the customary conceptual framework that artificially separates 'medieval' from 'early modern' drama to explore the role of drama, ritual and spectacle in England, Scotland, France, the Low Countries, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and the German-speaking areas that now constitute Austria and Germany.It is ideal for students of social history, and the history of medieval and early modern drama or literature"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Mass murder: shocking spectators of late medieval sacrament plays

The strumpet saint: eroticism and artifice in Mary Magdalene plays

Wilhelm Tell and Robin Hood, outlaws or elite?

The perils of public festivity

Conclusion: playmakers and their strategies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781138189355

1138189359

9781138189379

1138189375

OCLC:

1046615630

Publisher Number:

99981660458