Making Pagans - Theatrical Practice and Comparative Religion in Early Modern England

"This book recovers the spectacular scenes of "pagan" religion that filled England's theaters in the seventeenth century. Recycled across many plays, these iconic set-pieces became stereotyped and widely applied to a whole set of cultural and geographic sites, both ancient and modern, beyond the Abrahamic religions"--Publisher's description.

Sommario

Contents

Introduction. English Theatrical Practice and the Uses of Pagan Homology

Chapter 1. "The Tricks of the Pagan Priests": Staging Prophetic Altars from Sejanus to The Widow Ranter

Chapter 2. "I Could Not Triumph If These Were Not My Slaves": Staging the Pagan Triumph from The Wounds of Civil War to The Indian Queen

Chapter 3. The Magician in His Study: Staging Pagan Textuality from Doctor Faustus to The Indian Emperour

Chapter 4. "I Come to Thee!": Staging Reunion Suicides and Pagan Heavens from Tamburlaine to Oroonoko

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Acknowledgments

Info autore

John Kuhn is Assistant Professor of English at Binghamton University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Kuhn
• Editore: University of pennsylvania pr
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.12.2024
• EAN: 9781512825091
• ISBN: 978-1-5128-2509-1
• Pagine: 277
• Serie: Published in cooperation with the Folger Shakespeare Library
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese