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The drama of masculinity and medieval English guild culture /
This book provides a needed new interpretation of the complex cultural meanings of the late medieval, guild-produced, biblical plays of York and Chester, England, commonly known as mystery plays. It argues that the plays are themselves a?drama of masculinity,? that is, dramatic activity specifically...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book provides a needed new interpretation of the complex cultural meanings of the late medieval, guild-produced, biblical plays of York and Chester, England, commonly known as mystery plays. It argues that the plays are themselves a?drama of masculinity,? that is, dramatic activity specifically and self-consciously concerned with the fantasies and anxieties of being male in the urban, mercantile worlds of their performance. It further contends that the plays in their historical performance contexts produced and reinforced masculine communities defined by occupation, thus visibly naturalizing the world of work as masculine. The book offers welcome insight into a significant, canonical genre of dramatic literature that has been studied previously in devotional and civic contexts, but not yet in its role in the cultural history of masculinity. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 214 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230604995 0230604994 1281363332 9781281363336 140397277X 9781403972774 |
| Acceso: | University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |