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The Circulation of Power in Medieval Biblical Drama [electronic resource] : Theaters of Authority / by Robert S. Sturges.

By: Contributor(s): Series: The New Middle AgesPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Description: 240 p. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781137073440
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 809.02 23
LOC classification:
  • PN661-PN694
Online resources: In: Springer eBooksSummary: A literary reading informed by the recent temporal turn in Queer Theory, this book analyzes medieval Biblical drama for themes representing modes of power such as the body, politics, and law. Revitalizing the discussions on medieval drama, Sturges asserts that these dramas were often intended not to teach morality but to resist Christian authority.
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A literary reading informed by the recent temporal turn in Queer Theory, this book analyzes medieval Biblical drama for themes representing modes of power such as the body, politics, and law. Revitalizing the discussions on medieval drama, Sturges asserts that these dramas were often intended not to teach morality but to resist Christian authority.

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