Elizabeth Williamson

The Materiality of Religion in Early Modern English Drama

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Produktbeschreibung

The Materiality of Religion in Early Modern English Drama is the first book to present a detailed examination of early modern theatrical properties informed by the complexity of post-Reformation religious practice. The study explores the relationship between popular culture and theatrical performance by considering the social history and dramatic function of certain stage properties, addressing their role as objects of devotion, idolatry, and remembrance on the professional stage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780754668275
• ISBN-10: 0754668274
• Artikelnr.: 31305778

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Williamson is Assistant Professor of English at The Evergreen State College, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction: mere properties: the materiality of religious objects
'Things newly performed': tomb properties and the survival of dramatic tradition
The trappings of ceremony: setting the table and other theatrical practices
Persistence and adaptation: staging the cross at home and abroad
The performance of piety: book properties and the paradox of dematerialized devotion
Coda: unconsidered trifles: stage properties as theatrical relics
Select bibliography
Index.