Drama and resistance : bodies, goods, and theatricality in late medieval England /
Claire Sponsler explores the intertwined histories of bodily subjectivity, commodity culture, and theatricality in late medieval England. In a fascinating consideration of popular drama in the period from 1350 to 1520, she argues that many types of performances during this time represented cultural...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
1997.
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| Series: | Medieval cultures ;
v. 10. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | Claire Sponsler explores the intertwined histories of bodily subjectivity, commodity culture, and theatricality in late medieval England. In a fascinating consideration of popular drama in the period from 1350 to 1520, she argues that many types of performances during this time represented cultural evasions of the imposition of disciplinary power. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 209 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-203) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816629275 0816629269 9780816629268 0816629277 9780816687992 0816687994 |