Medieval English Theatre 41 - Medieval English Theatre
Medieval English Theatre 41 - Medieval English Theatre
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17 April, 2020
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Essays on the performance of drama from the middle ages, ranging from the well-known cycles of York to matter from Iran. Medieval English Theatre is the premier journal in early theatre studies. Its name belies its wide range of interest: it publishes articles on theatre and pageantry from across the British Isles up to the opening of the London playhouses and the suppression of the civic mystery cycles, and also includes contributions on European and Latin drama, together with analyses of modern survivals or equivalents, and of research productions of medieval plays. The articles here focus on civic theatre and display. Chester, York, Durham and Newcastle, and London. Practicalities are to the fore: what the Drawers of Dee actually did, how the actors in the York Corpus Christi Play knewwhat time it was, the difficulties presented to London pageantry by unauthorised house-extensions and horse-droppings. Even the stately entertainments of a royal tour by James VI & I featured (in Newcastle, of course) negotiationover the monopoly on coal disguised as a historical event in a play about King Alfred and Canute. Ranging further afield is an introduction to the living tradition of Iranian mystery plays, whose history and development have somethought-provoking parallels with those of medieval waggon plays in the West. Finally, the director and producer discuss their 2019 production of John Redford's Wit and Science by Edward's Boys, the first to be played by aboys' company since the sixteenth century.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781843845607 |
| ISBN10 | 1843845601 |
| Number Of Pages | 220 |
| Item Weight | 508 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
SARAH CARPENTER is Honorary Fellow in English Literature, School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, University of Edinburgh. ELISABETH DUTTON is Professor of Medieval English at Fribourg, Switzerland. MEG TWYCROSS is professor Emeritus of English Medieval Studies at University of Lancaster GORDON L. KIPLING is Emeritus Professor of English Literature, UCLA, Los Angeles. MEG TWYCROSS is professor Emeritus of English Medieval Studies at University of Lancaster ELISABETH DUTTON is Professor of Medieval English at Fribourg, Switzerland.