Drama and Resistance: Bodies, Goods, and Theatricality in Late Medieval England Volume 10

by Claire Sponsler

Book Overview

Provides a cultural and historical context for medieval popular drama.

In Drama and Resistance, Claire Sponsler explores the intertwined histories of bodily subjectivity, commodity culture, and theatricality in late medieval England. In a fascinating consideration of popular drama in the period from 1350 to 1520, she argues that many types of performances during this time represented cultural evasions of the imposition of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816629277
• ISBN13: 9780816629275
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"