Medieval Theatre in Context: an Introduction

Name: Medieval Theatre in Context: an Introduction
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ISBN: 9780415067829

ISBN-10: 0415067820

ISBN-13: 9780415067829

Edition: 1992

Authors: HARRIS J W, John Wesley Harris

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This relates the development of medieval drama - both Christian and pagan - to the contemporary society and the Christian Church. It provides an overview of the opinions of modern scholars regarding the content, structure and staging of medieval plays, locating the drama within its social context.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/22/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



List of figures


Preface


The Passion of Jesus Christ


Christians versus pagans


From ritual to drama


The church as a theatre


The language of the people


The village and the court


The coming of Corpus Christi


An acute sense of sin


The structure of the cycles


Staging the cycles on scaffolds


Staging the cycles on wagons


Producing the cycles


The moral dimension


Moral interludes in action


News from the court


Mysteries' end


Notes on the individual chapters


Notes on the illustrations


Recommended background reading


Index