The Circulation of Power in Medieval Biblical Drama: Theaters of Authority

by Robert S. Sturges

Medieval drama based on the Bible commonly directs its audiences toward a Christian interpretation, but equally interesting, and less frequently investigated by scholars, are the plays' modes of resistance to Christian authority. Through a reading informed by the recent temporal turn in queer theory, Robert S. Sturges revitalizes discussions of medieval drama by focusing on how these plays depict the dissemination of power throughout medieval culture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230115780
• ISBN13: 9780230115781
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"