Drama in medieval and early modern Europe: playmakers and their strategies

Abstract

"Drama in Medieval and Early Modern Europe moves away from the customary conceptual framework that artificially separates 'medieval' from 'early modern' drama to explore the role of drama, ritual and spectacle in England, Scotland, France, the Low Countries, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and the German-speaking areas that now constitute Austria and Germany.It is ideal for students of social history, and the history of medieval and early modern drama or literature"--

Contents

Mass murder: shocking spectators of late medieval sacrament plays -- The strumpet saint: eroticism and artifice in Mary Magdalene plays -- Wilhelm Tell and Robin Hood, outlaws or elite? -- The perils of public festivity -- Conclusion: playmakers and their strategies.