The drama of reform : theology and theatricality, 1461-1553 /
Atkin, Tamara,1981-author.
"The Drama of Reform establishes the impact of late medieval and early modern religious reform on dramaturgy. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it examines the interactions between theatricality and theology across a range of different plays including the Croxton Play of the Sacrament, Jacke Jugeler, John Bale's Three Laws, and Lewis Wager's Life and Repentaunce of Mary Magdalene. Tracing the development of arguments concerning the interpretation of the sacraments, the relationship between priests and players, and the use and abuse of imagery and drama in religious worship, The Drama of Reform draws on a rich variety of contextual materials including liturgical texts, heresy trial accounts, dramatic treatises, polemical tracts, and religious laws." -- Publisher website.
Based on author's thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Oxford.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-187) and index.
Spectacle and sacrilege : the Croxton Play of the sacrament and the performance of miracles -- Performance and polemic : John Bale and the poetics of propaganda -- Staging iconoclasm : Lewis Wager's Life and repentaunce of Mary Magdalene and Cranmer's Laws against images -- Staged presence : Jacke Jugeler and the Edwardian eucharistic controversy.
"The Drama of Reform establishes the impact of late medieval and early modern religious reform on dramaturgy. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it examines the interactions between theatricality and theology across a range of different plays including the Croxton Play of the Sacrament, Jacke Jugeler, John Bale's Three Laws, and Lewis Wager's Life and Repentaunce of Mary Magdalene. Tracing the development of arguments concerning the interpretation of the sacraments, the relationship between priests and players, and the use and abuse of imagery and drama in religious worship, The Drama of Reform draws on a rich variety of contextual materials including liturgical texts, heresy trial accounts, dramatic treatises, polemical tracts, and religious laws." -- Publisher website.
Religion and drama
Religion and drama
Christian drama, English (Middle)
Mysteries and miracle-plays, English
Religious drama, English
Religion in literature.
Theology, Doctrinal, in literature.
Theater in propaganda
Theater in propaganda