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The Circulation of Power in Medieval Biblical Drama

Theaters of Authority

October 8, 2015 | Hardcover
ISBN: 9780230115781
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Description

Medieval drama based on the Bible commonly directs its audiences toward a Christian interpretation, but equally interesting, and less frequently investigated by scholars, are the plays' modes of resistance to Christian authority. Through a reading informed by the recent temporal turn in queer theory, Robert S. Sturges revitalizes discussions of medieval drama by focusing on how these plays depict the dissemination of power throughout medieval culture. As Sturges shows, power and ultimatelyresistance were typically enacted through the human body, objects, gender, politics, economics, law, and theater itself, as well as religion. Through these nuanced readings, medieval Biblical drama emerges as more relevant to modern, secular, and multicultural audiences.

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About this Author

Robert Sturges is Professor of English at Arizona State University, USA, where he teaches Medieval Literature and Queer Studies. He is the author or editor of five previous books, including Chaucer's Pardoner and Gender Theory (2000) and Dialogue and Deviance (2006), as well as many essays on medieval literature and literary theory.

ISBN: 9780230115781
Format: Hardcover
Series: New Middle Ages
Pages: 248
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015-10-08

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