Drama and Imagery in English Medieval Churches

Klappentext This 1963 book shows how dramatic elements in the imagery of medieval churches conveyed the same religious themes as plays of the period. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1963! this book sets out to show that dramatic elements in the imagery of medieval churches! whether stained glass! wall paintings or sculpture! were intended to convey the same traditional themes of religious thinking as plays of the same period. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; The starting point; Part I. The Organisation of the Plays: 1. The liturgical drama; 2. The transitional plays; 3. The guild plays; Part II. From Dramatic Sermon to Morality Play: 4. The dramatic sermon; 5. The painted sermons and the pater noster plays; 6. The ancestry of Everyman; Part III. The Mystery Plays: 7. A puppet-show of the lost Norwich plays; 8. Theatrical characters and incidents; 9. Stage settings; 10. Stage effects; 11. Costumes and attributes; 12. The stage demon; Part IV. The Lost Miracle Plays: 13. Plays about single miracles; 14. Saints' plays; Appendices; Notes and bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: M. D. Anderson, Anderson M. D.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2013
• EAN: 9781107613768
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61376-8
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; England, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious, Religious buildings, Architecture: religious buildings