A common stage
Subtitle: theater and public life in medieval Arras
By: Carol Symes.
Series: Conjunctions of religion and power in the medieval past; Conjunctions of religion & power in the medieval past
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780801445811
Subjects: French drama -- To 1500 -- History and criticism; Theater and society -- France -- Arras -- History -- To 1500; Theater -- France -- Arras -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : locating a medieval theater; title: A history play : the Jeu de saint Nicolas; title: Prodigals and jongleurs : initiative and agency in a theater town; title: Access to the media : publicity, participation, and the public sphere; title: Relics and rites : "The play of the bower" and other plays; title: Lives in the theater; title: Conclusion : on looking into a medieval theater.