A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages

Historically and broadly defined as the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Renaissance, the Middle Ages encompass a millennium of cultural conflicts and developments. A large body of mystery, passion, miracle and morality plays cohabited with song, dance, farces and other public spectacles, frequently sharing ecclesiastical and secular inspiration. A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of theatre between 500 and 1500, and imaginatively pieces together the puzzle of medieval theatre by foregrounding the study of performance. Each of the ten chapters of this richly illustrated volume takes a different theme as its focus: institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance; and knowledge transmission.>

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• Authors: Jody Enders, Jody (Professor of French and Theater Enders
• Assisted by: Jody Enders (Editor), Jody (Professor of French and Theater Enders (Editor), Enders Jody (Editor)
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781472585707
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-8570-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Cultural Histories; The Cultural Histories Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, CE period up to c 1500, Theatre Studies, Archaeology, Social and cultural history, History and Archaeology, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE