Clifford Davidson

Festivals and Plays in Late Medieval Britain (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The most comprehensive survey to date of medieval festival playing in Britain, this study presents an inclusive view of the drama in the British Isles. It offers detailed readings of individual plays-including the little studied Bodley plays, among others - as well as a summary of what is known of their production. Organized around the rituals of the liturgical seasons, the book clarifies the relationship between liturgical feast and dramatic celebration.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351936620
• Artikelnr.: 49335726

Autorenporträt

Clifford Davidson is Professor of English and Medieval Studies Emeritus at Western Michigan University, USA. For many years he was a co-editor of Comparative Drama, and from 1976 to 2003 he directed the Early Drama, Art, and Music project in the Medieval Institute. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including History, Religion, and Violence: Cultural Contexts for Medieval and Renaissance English Drama (Ashgate, 2002).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Part I The Landscape of Festival Drama
Playing and the ritual year
'Corpus Christi Play' and the Feast of Corpus Christi
The York Corpus Christi Guild and drama
Play and spectacle at Pentecost. Part II Some Aspects of 2 genres of Festival Drama: Suffering and the York cycle plays
The vernacular plays for Good Friday and Easter from ms. e Museo 160
Select bibliography
Index.