Representations of the Body in Middle English Biblical Drama
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Representations of the Body in Middle English Biblical Drama combines epistemological enquiry, gender theory and Foucauldian concepts to investigate the body as a useful site for studying power, knowledge and truth. Intertwining the conceptualizations of violence and the performativity of gender identity and roles, Estella Ciobanu argues that studying violence in drama affords insights into the cultural and social aspects of the later Middle Ages. The text investigates these biblical plays through the perspective of the devil and offers a unique lens that exposes medieval disquiets about Christian teachings and the discourse of power. Through detailed primary source analysis and multidisciplinary scholarship, Ciobanu constructs a text that interrogates the significance of performance far beyond the stage.
Representations of the Body in Middle English Biblical Drama combines epistemological enquiry, gender theory and Foucauldian concepts to investigate the body as a useful site for studying power, knowledge and truth. Intertwining the conceptualizations of violence and the performativity of gender identity and roles, Estella Ciobanu argues that studying violence in drama affords insights into the cultural and social aspects of the later Middle Ages. The text investigates these biblical plays through the perspective of the devil and offers a unique lens that exposes medieval disquiets about Christian teachings and the discourse of power. Through detailed primary source analysis and multidisciplinary scholarship, Ciobanu constructs a text that interrogates the significance of performance far beyond the stage.
Focuses on Middle English biblical drama Considers onstage performance as well as performativity and identity more broadly Provides socio-political and cultural insights on the medieval period
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Estella Ciobanu
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“Encouraging those who work in the domain to take a renewed perspective on the many forms of subjugation that these plays rehearse gives much food for thought as to how to tackle the parts of biblical drama that should cause critical discomfort. In this regard, it is a most welcome contribution to early drama studies.” (Sarah Brazil, Speculum, Vol. 95 (1), January, 2020)
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“Ciobanu makes a bold attempt to look at the scriptural narrative, as presented in the mystery plays, from the point of view of the devil; the reader is challenged to consider familiar material in a new light … engaging and well-written.” (Elisabeth Dutton, Professor of Medieval English at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland)
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