The Stage as Mirror - Civic Theatre in Late Medieval Europe

Aspects of medieval theatre examined for reflection of contemporary life.

List of contents

`The Stage as Context: Two Late Medieval French Susanna Plays'. - Alexandra F. Johnston
`Playing God in Medieval Europe'. - Lynette Muir
`The Bodily Embrace or Embracing the Body: Gesture and Gender in Late Medieval Culture'. - Pamela Sheingorn
`Craft Guilds and City: The Historical Origins of the York Mystery Plays Reassessed'. - R B Dobson
`Feasts and Public Spectacle: Late Medieval Drama and Performance in the Low Countries'. -
`Civic Drama for Corpus Christi at Coventry: Some Lost Plays'. - Clifford Davidson
`Politics and Drama: The City of Bruges as Organizer of Drama Festivals'. - Wim Husken
`Time, Space and Identity in the 'Play of the Sacrament''. - Stephen Spector
`The Stage as Context: Two Late Medieval French Susanna Plays'. - Alan E. Knight

About the author

Alan E. Knight

Product details

• Authors: Alan E. Knight
• Assisted by: Alan E Knight (Editor), Alan E. Knight (Editor), Alan E. (Contributor) Knight (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.1997
• EAN: 9780859914222
• ISBN: 978-0-85991-422-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 243 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 599 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Theaterwissenschaft, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, Performing Arts, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism