The idolatrous eye : iconoclasm and theater in early-modern England /

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Michael O'Connell shows that Reformation culture was preoccupied with idolatry and that the theatre was attacked as idolatrous. This anti-theatricalism targeted the traditional mystery plays. The text aims to explain what this meant for the secular theatre that followed.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Connell, Michael, 1943-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
1450-1699
Theater > England > History > 16th century.
Theater > England > History > 17th century.
Theater > Religious aspects.
Bible plays > History and criticism.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
European drama > Renaissance, 1450-1600 > History and criticism.
Théâtre > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Théâtre > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Théâtre > Aspect religieux.
Pièces bibliques > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre anglais > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre européen > 1450-1600 (Renaissance) > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
Bible plays
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan
European drama > Renaissance
Theater
Theater > Religious aspects
Toneel.
Toneelvoorstellingen.
Iconoclasme.
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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