A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages

A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages

A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages

A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472585707
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 08/08/2019
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.75(w) x 9.94(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jody Enders is Distinguished Professor of French and Theatre at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Series Preface
Editor's Acknowledgements
Introduction: Medieval Theatre Makes History
Jody Enders, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
1. Institutional Frameworks
Seeta Chaganti, University of California, Davis, USA, Noah Guynn, University of California, Davis, USA and Erith Jaffe-Berg, University of California at Riverside, USA
2. Social Functions
Kathleen Ashley, University of Southern Maine, Portland, USA
3. Sexuality and Gender
Sharon Aronson-Lehavi, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
4. The Environment of Theatre
Laura Weigert, Rutgers University, USA
5. Circulation: A Peripatetic Theatre
Claire Sponsler, University of Iowa, USA
6. Interpretations
Glending Olson, Cleveland State University, USA
7. Communities of Production
Bruce R. Burbaningham, Illinois State University, USA
8. Repertoire and Genres
Donnalee Dox, Texas A&M University, USA
9. Technologies of Performance
Katie Normington, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
10. Knowledge Transmission: Media and Memory
Carol Symes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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