Traditions of Medieval English Drama

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-00620-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 353 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Medieval Culture, Society, & Religion

Originally published in 1974, this book examines in detail some of the finest plays from the great cycles of York, Wakefield and Chester. By considering the plays as plays rather than literary relics of a past age, he throws new light both on their aims and intentions as drama and on the intriguing problems of stage techniques. The major morality plays of the period are discussed not only for the interest of their content but for their effectiveness as theatre. Throughout the book the author stresses the richness and strength of a drama which, despite its small corpus of plays, survived as popular drama for several hundred years.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kahrl, Stanley J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theater: Technik, Bühnentechnik, Einrichtung
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.Locating the Plays in Space and Time 2. The Major Theatrical Traditions 3. Dramatic Possibilities 4. Character and Verisimilitude 5. Morality and Farce 6. Of History and Time.

Über Autor(innen)

Stanley J. Kahrl was Professor of English at Ohio State University.