Festive Drama: Papers from the Sixth Triennial Colloquium of the International Society for the Study of Medieval Theatre, Lancaster,

by Meg Twycross, Soci Et E Internationale Pour L Etude Du, Societe Internationale Pour L'Etude Du Theatre Medieval Colloque 1989

Festive drama, in these studies, includes processions and folk-customs as well as full-blown plays, from Spain, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Britain, Denmark, and Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). The main focus is the middle ages, but style and approach are as relevant as time-scale, reflecting a culture in which there are no firm divisions between drama and pageantry and traditional ceremonies. Common themes emerge: the world turned upside-down...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859914968
• ISBN13: 9780859914963
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"