The Circulation of Power in Medieval Biblical Drama [electronic resource] : Theaters of Authority /
Sturges, Robert S.author.
A literary reading informed by the recent temporal turn in Queer Theory, this book analyzes medieval Biblical drama for themes representing modes of power such as the body, politics, and law. Revitalizing the discussions on medieval drama, Sturges asserts that these dramas were often intended not to teach morality but to resist Christian authority.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction: Power, History, Drama 2. The Body: Bare Life in the Passion Plays 3. Things: Objects and Agency in the Trial and Crucifixion Plays 4. Gender/Politics: Resistant Motherhood in the Innocents Plays and the Planctus Mariae 5. Economics: Money, Labor, and Ideology in the Wakefield Master's Plays 6. Law: Obligation and Legal Parody in the Cain and Abel Plays 7. Theater: Audience and Authority.
A literary reading informed by the recent temporal turn in Queer Theory, this book analyzes medieval Biblical drama for themes representing modes of power such as the body, politics, and law. Revitalizing the discussions on medieval drama, Sturges asserts that these dramas were often intended not to teach morality but to resist Christian authority.
Literature, Medieval.
British literature.
Theater—History.
Bible—Theology.
Literature—History and criticism.
Classical literature.
Medieval Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Theatre History.
Biblical Studies.
Literary History.
Classical and Antique Literature.