Drama - Literary Criticism, Theater - History & Criticism, English Literature
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Overview
In this interdisciplinary study of drama, arts, and spirituality, Gail Gibson provides a provocative reappraisal of fifteenth-century English theater through a detailed portrait of the flourishing cultures of Suffolk and Norfolk. By emphasizing the importance of the Incarnation of Christ as a model and justification for late medieval drama and art, Gibson challenges currently held views of the secularization of late medieval culture.
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Gibson (English and humanities, Davidson College) challenges the prevailing views of the secularization of late medieval culture, and posits an aesthetic of incarnation, which sought material images to objectify and personalize the spiritual. Considering not just the texts of plays, but daily life as religious drama, she discusses, among other topics, childbirth, the marian cult, and local mystic Margery Kemp. The many illustrations of 15th century art include the wonderfully vivid wooden statue, Our Lady of Expectations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
August 1, 1989
Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1989.
Pages
268
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780226291017