Drama and Sermon in Late Medieval England: Performance, Authority, Devotion

Drama and Sermon in Late Medieval England: Performance, Authority, Devotion
ISBN-10
1580442781
ISBN-13
9781580442787
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2017-11-30
Publisher
ISD LLC
Author
Charlotte Steenbrugge

Description

This full-length study investigates how sermons and vernacular religious drama worked as media for public learning, how they combined this didactic aim with literary exigencies, and how plays acquired and reflected authority. The interrelation between sermons and vernacular drama, formerly assumed to be a close one, is addressed from historical connections, performative aspects, and the portrayal of penance. The work demonstrates the subtly different purposes and contents and outlines the unique ways in which they operate within late medieval England.

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