The study of early drama has undergone a quiet revolution in the last four decades, radically altering critical approaches to form, genre, and canon. Drawing on disciplines from art history to musicology and reception studies, The Routledge Research Companion to Early Drama and Performance reconsiders early "drama" as a mixed mode entertainment best studied not only alongside non-dramatic texts, but also other modes of performance.
From performance before the playhouse to the afterlife of medieval drama in the contemporary avant-garde, this stunning collection of essays is divided into four sections:
Offering a much needed reassessment of what is generally understood as "English medieval drama", The Routledge Research Companion to Early Drama and Performance provides an invaluable resource for both students and scholars of medieval studies.
| ISBN: | 9780367736620 |
| Publication date: | 18th December 2020 |
| Author: | Pamela M King |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Companions |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |
The study of early drama has undergone a quiet revolution in the last four decades, radically altering critical approaches to form, genre, and canon. Drawing on disciplines from art history to musicology and reception studies, The Routledge Research Companion to Early Drama and Performance reconsiders early "drama" as a mixed mode entertainment best studied not only alongside non-dramatic texts, but also other modes of performance.
From performance before the playhouse to the afterlife of medieval drama in the contemporary avant-garde, this stunning collection of essays is divided into four sections:
Offering a much needed reassessment of what is generally understood as "English medieval drama", The Routledge Research Companion to Early Drama and Performance provides an invaluable resource for both students and scholars of medieval studies.
The Routledge Research Companion to Early Drama and Performance features in the following genres: Theatre studies, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
The Routledge Research Companion to Early Drama and Performance is available in Paperback
The Routledge Research Companion to Early Drama and Performance was written by Pamela M King and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Routledge Research Companion to Early Drama and Performance has 352 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Companions series
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