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Enacting the Bible in Medieval and Early Modern Drama

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Enacting the Bible in Medieval and Early Modern Drama - von Contzen, Eva (Editor), and Goodblatt, Chanita (Editor)
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The thirteen chapters in this collection open up new horizons for the study of biblical drama by putting special emphasis on multitemporality, the intersections of biblical narrative and performance, and the strategies employed by playwrights to rework and adapt the biblical source material in Catholic, Protestant and Jewish culture. Aspects under scrutiny include dramatic traditions, confessional and religious rites, dogmas and debates, conceptualisations of performance, and audience response. The contributors stress the ...

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Enacting the Bible in Medieval and Early Modern Drama 2020, Manchester University Press, Manchester

ISBN-13: 9781526131591

Hardcover