Contribution to Book
Memory and Remembering: Sacred History and the York Plays
The Bible on Stage: Theatrical Traditions in Medieval England
(2016)
Abstract
Against a background which included revolutionary changes in religious belief, extensive enlargement of dramatic styles and the technological innovation of printing, this collection of essays about biblical drama offers innovative approaches to text and performance, while reviewing some well-established critical issues. The Bible in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries appears in a complex of roles in relation to the drama: as an authority and centre of belief, a place of controversy, an emotional experience and, at times, a weapon. This collection brings into focus the new biblical learning, including the re-editing of biblical texts, as well as classical influences, and it gives a unique view of the relationship between the Bible and the drama at a critical time for both.
Keywords
- Medieval Drama
Disciplines
Publication Date
May, 2016
Editor
Peter Happé and Wim Hüsken
Publisher
Brill
ISBN
9789004313941
Publisher Statement
From Brill.
Citation Information
Clifford Davidson. "Memory and Remembering: Sacred History and the York Plays" LeidenThe Bible on Stage: Theatrical Traditions in Medieval England (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/clifford_davidson/109/