An edition of Defining Acts (2004)
Defining acts
drama and the politics of interpretation in late medieval England
By Ruth Nisse
Publish Date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Language
eng
Pages
226
Description:
Exploring the ways in which ideas previously limited to academic discourse became elements of public theatrical performances, this text looks at medieval literature and how plays often reflected cultural history as well as literary criticism.
subjects: English Political plays, English drama, History, History and criticism, Literature and society, Mysteries and miracle-plays, English, Political aspects of Theater, Politics and literature, Social problems in literature, Theater, English drama, history and criticism, to 1500, Political plays, history and criticism, Mysteries and miracle-plays, history and criticism, Theater, political aspects, Great britain, history, Drama, history and criticism, Political aspects
Places: England, Great Britain
Times: To 1500