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Liturgical Drama and the Reimagining of Medieval Theater
The expression "liturgical drama" was formulated in 1834 as a metaphor and hardened into formal category only later in the nineteenth century. Prior to this invention, the medieval rites and representations that would forge the category were understood as distinct and unrelated classes: as liturgical rites no longer celebrated or as theatrical works of dubious quality. This ground-breaking work examines "liturgical drama" according to the contexts of their presentations within the manuscripts and books that preserve them.
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Liturgical Drama and the Reimagining of Medieval Theater
The expression "liturgical drama" was formulated in 1834 as a metaphor and hardened into formal category only later in the nineteenth century. Prior to this invention, the medieval rites and representations that would forge the category were understood as distinct and unrelated classes: as liturgical rites no longer celebrated or as theatrical works of dubious quality. This ground-breaking work examines "liturgical drama" according to the contexts of their presentations within the manuscripts and books that preserve them.
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Liturgical Drama and the Reimagining of Medieval Theater

Liturgical Drama and the Reimagining of Medieval Theater

by Michael Norton
Liturgical Drama and the Reimagining of Medieval Theater

Liturgical Drama and the Reimagining of Medieval Theater

by Michael Norton

Overview

The expression "liturgical drama" was formulated in 1834 as a metaphor and hardened into formal category only later in the nineteenth century. Prior to this invention, the medieval rites and representations that would forge the category were understood as distinct and unrelated classes: as liturgical rites no longer celebrated or as theatrical works of dubious quality. This ground-breaking work examines "liturgical drama" according to the contexts of their presentations within the manuscripts and books that preserve them.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781580442626
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date: 08/21/2017
Series: Early Drama, Art, and Music Monograph Series , #33
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.17(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Norton received his doctorate at The Ohio State University and is Associate Professor at James Madison University in Virginia. He combines expertise in music and humanities computing with publishing widely on medieval liturgical drama.

Table of Contents

Introduction. The Illusion of Liturgical Drama Chapter 1. A Prodigious Birth: Creating "Liturgical Drama" Chapter 2. An Improbable Fiction: Confronting "Liturgical Drama" Chapter 3. Past as Prologue: Preceding "Liturgical Drama" Chapter 4. Strange Bedfellows: Unfolding "Liturgical Drama" Chapter 5. What's in a Name? Defining "Liturgical Drama" Chapter 6. All that Glitters: Unravelling "Liturgical Drama" Glossary Bibliography of Works Cited Indexes
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