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Oxford University Press, Oxford
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ProQuest, Ann Arbor, Michigan
In the first book-length study of the English saint play across the Reformation divide, this book recovers the surprisingly long theatrical life of the saints. It shows how saints in performance frequently diverged from religious narratives in the...
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Universitätsbibliothek Kassel, Landesbibliothek und Murhardsche Bibliothek der Stadt Kassel
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In the first book-length study of the English saint play across the Reformation divide, this book recovers the surprisingly long theatrical life of the saints. It shows how saints in performance frequently diverged from religious narratives in the Middle Ages and also made a spectacular reappearance in the theatre of Shakespeare's time.
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated, Oxford
In the first book-length study of the English saint play across the Reformation divide, this book recovers the surprisingly long theatrical life of the saints. It shows how saints in performance frequently diverged from religious narratives in the...
more
In the first book-length study of the English saint play across the Reformation divide, this book recovers the surprisingly long theatrical life of the saints. It shows how saints in performance frequently diverged from religious narratives in the Middle Ages and also made a spectacular reappearance in the theatre of Shakespeare's time. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Textual Conventions and Citations -- Introduction: Against Iconoclasm -- 1. The Archives of Performance and Sacred Time -- 2. Devils in the Details -- 3. Acts of Translation -- 4. Old Legends of England -- 5. Devices of Virgin Martyrdom -- Epilogue: Look Up, Look Up -- Note to Appendices 1 and 2 -- Appendix 1: Chronological Table of Saint Plays -- Appendix 2: Table of Saints in Liturgical Calendars -- Bibliography -- Index.
