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Why did medieval dramatists weave so many scenes of torture into their plays? Exploring the cultural connections among rhetoric, law, drama, literary creation, and violence, Jody Enders addresses an issue that has long troubled students of the Middle Ages. Theories of rhetoric and law of the time re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Enders, Jody, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1999.
Temas:
500-1500
Drama, Medieval > History and criticism.
Theater > History > Medieval, 500-1500.
Violence in literature.
Violence in the theater.
Théâtre médiéval > Histoire et critique.
Violence dans la littérature.
Violence au théâtre.
Théâtre > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
LITERARY CRITICISM > Drama.
Drama, Medieval
Theater > Medieval
Violence in literature
Violence in the theater
Toneel.
Geweld.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • A Polemical Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Dramatic Violence of Invention
  • Chapter 2. The Memory of Pain
  • Chapter 3. The Performance of Violence
  • Conclusion: Vicious Cycles
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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