Performance and Religion in Early Modern England: Stage, Cathedral, Wagon, Street

by Matthew J. Smith

Book Overview

In Performance and Religion in Early Modern England, Matthew J. Smith seeks to expand our view of "the theatrical." By revealing the creative and phenomenal ways that performances reshaped religious material in early modern England, he offers a more inclusive and integrative view of performance culture.

Smith argues that early modern theatrical and religious practices are better understood through a comparative study of multiple performance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268104662
• ISBN13: 9780268104665
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"