The Materials of Early Theatre: Shifting Paradigms in Early English Drama Studies (Variorum Collected Studies)

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Collected Studies CS 1068 The essays selected for this volume are chosen to reflect the important and intersecting ways in which over the last forty years Meg Twycross has shifted paradigms for people reading early English religious drama. The focus of Meg Twycross’s research has been on performance in its many aspects, and this volume chooses four of the most important strands of her work - the York plays; new ways of understanding acting and performance in late medieval theatre, particularly in Britain and across Europe; why scenes are staged in the ways they are, verbally and by extrapolation visually, by close reading of texts against the background of medieval theology; and the attention paid to wider contexts of medieval theatre - concentrating especially on essays that are not easily available today.　 These thematic strands are reflective of Meg Twycross’s major contribution to the field. They also represent those areas from her wider work which will have most utility and value for those, whether students or senior specialists in areas beyond early drama, who are looking for ways into understanding English medieval plays. The crucial work that has been done here has opened new perspectives on late medieval theatre, and will allow new generations to begin their study and research from further along the road.
Copyright:
2018

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
448 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781351345323
Related ISBNs:
9780367593773, 9781472488084, 9781315123004
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Sarah Carpenter and Pamela King; individual chapters, Meg Twycross
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Sarah Carpenter
Edited by:
Pamela King

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