Ebook: A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages Volume 2

A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of theatre between 500 and 1500. Drawing together contributions from leading scholars, this volume imaginatively pieces together the puzzle of medieval theatre. Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus, including institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance, and knowledge transmission.