The Medieval Theater of Cruelty : Rhetoric, Memory, Violence /

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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
Autor principal: Enders, Jody, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1999.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Geweld.
Toneel.
Violence in the theater.
Violence in literature.
Theater > Medieval.
Drama, Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Drama.
Theâtre > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Violence au theâtre.
Violence dans la litterature.
Theâtre medieval > Histoire et critique.
Theater > History > Medieval, 500-1500.
Drama, Medieval > History and criticism.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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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