Signifying God
Subtitle: social relation and symbolic act in the York Corpus Christi plays
By: Sarah Beckwith.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; University Of Chicago Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: York plays.; Mysteries and miracle-plays, English -- England -- York -- History and criticism.; Christianity and literature -- England -- York -- History -- To 1500.; Literature and society -- England -- York -- History -- To 1500.; Christian drama, English (Middle) -- History and criticism.; English drama -- To 1500 -- History and criticism.; Bible plays, English -- History and criticism.; Social conflict in literature.; Symbolism in literature.; God in literature.; York (England) -- Social conditions.
Description: "Bringing together theater history, ritual and performance studies, religious history, theology, and the literary history of both the Middle Ages and the Reformation, Signifying God will engage scholars working in these disciplines, as well as all those who seek to explore the relations between them."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-285) and index.