Marian Moments in Early Modern British Drama

Marian Moments in Early Modern British Drama
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 9780754684152
ISBN-13 : 0754684156
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Book Synopsis Marian Moments in Early Modern British Drama by : Regina Buccola

Download or read book Marian Moments in Early Modern British Drama written by Regina Buccola and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerning itself with the complex interplay between iconoclasm against images of the Virgin Mary in post-Reformation England and stage representations that evoke various 'Marian moments' from the medieval, Catholic past, this collection answers the call for further investigation the complex relationship between the fraught religio-political culture of the period and the theater that it spawned. Contributors analyze the vestiges of Catholic tradition and culture that leak out in stage imagery, plot devices, and characterization.


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