The Medieval Pagent Wagons at York: Their Orientation and Height
This article considers some physical aspects of the medieval pageant wagons used for the York Cycle. Many modern reconstructions have assumed that the pageants played side-on, but this view rests on assumptions derived from modern theatre, medieval two-dimensional art, or the demands of the open campus locations where many modern performances have taken place.
The Farce of the Fart – new book offers scandalous plays from medieval France
They were the sitcoms of their time –– lowbrow comedies that lampooned every serious topic, from sex and relationships to politics and religion
‘I do mistake my person all this while’: Blindness and Illusion in Richard III
‘I do mistake my person all this while’: Blindness and Illusion in Richard III Rutter Giappone, Krista Bonello (University of Kent) Skepsi: Bad…
Professor earns fellowship to research medieval English morality plays
Gail McMurray Gibson said that her college professors first sparked her interest in medieval studies. She has pursued that interest and become one…
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: Her Works and Their Messages
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, a poetess and playwright during the tenth century, created a body of work that both reflected and instructed people in her society.
Ludi Magister: The Play of Tudor School and Stage
Ludi Magister: The Play of Tudor School and Stage Sullivan, Paul Vincent (The University of Texas at Austin) PhD Thesis, The University of Texas…
Toward a New History of Medieval Theatre: Assessing the Written and Unwritten Evidence for Indigenous Performance Practices
Toward a New History of Medieval Theatre: Assessing the Written and Unwritten Evidence for Indigenous Performance Practices Symes, Carol (Department of History, University of…
The Humorist Void: The Clown’s Balancing Act throughout History
The Humorist Void: The Clown’s Balancing Act throughout History Loera, Stephanie History in the Making: Journal of History, California State University, San Bernardino, Vol. 1,…
The Depiction of Jews in the Carnival Plays and Comedies of Hans Folz and Hans Sachs in Early Modern Nuremberg
The Depiction of Jews in the Carnival Plays and Comedies of Hans Folz and Hans Sachs in Early Modern Nuremberg By John D.…
Lewd Imaginings: Pedagogy, Piety, and Peformance in Late Medieval East Anglia
Lewd Imaginings: Pedagogy, Piety, and Peformance in Late Medieval East Anglia Sebastian, John Thomas PhD Dissertation, Cornell University, August (2004) Abstract This dissertation…
Staging the Unstageable: Performing the Crucifixion in Late Medieval and Early Modern England
Staging the Unstageable: Performing the Crucifixion in Late Medieval and Early Modern England By David Klausner Medieval English Theatre, Vol.30 (2008) Introduction: Through…
The Visitatio Sepulchri in the Latin Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Holy Week commemorates the last days of Christ’s earthly presence, from his entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to his crucifixion and resurrection.
A modern medieval mystery play: taking the “mystery” out of the Middle Ages
A modern medieval mystery play: taking the “mystery” out of the Middle Ages By Robyn Lee Bernadette Gram Master’s Thesis: California State University,…
Medieval Mystery Plays: Cain and Abel
The medieval playwrights take the brief thirteen-verse account from the fourth chapter of Genesis and expand it into a play—the N-town version is the shortest of the medieval Cain and Abel plays and the Wakefield version is the longest.
Genre as Context in the Alliterative Morte Arthure
Genre as Context in the Alliterative Morte Arthure Whetter, K.S. Arthuriana 20.2 (2010) Abstract Genre remains an important context for teaching and understanding literature.…
Dish to cash, cash to ash : the last Roman parasite and the birth of a comic profession
Dish to cash, cash to ash : the last Roman parasite and the birth of a comic profession Vidovic, Goran MA Thesis in Medieval…
Irony as illumination: didactic communication in the verbal texture of the Mystery Cycles
Irony as illumination: didactic communication in the verbal texture of the Mystery Cycles Bates, Linda R. Marginalia, Vol. 3 (2006) Abstract In the…
Cripping the Middle Ages, Medievalizing Disability Theory
Cripping the Middle Ages, Medievalizing Disability Theory Wheatley, Edward The University of Michigan Press, (2010) Abstract This event shocks modern readers with its calculated…
Physical Sight and Spiritual Light in Three Sixteenth-Century Plays of the Low Countries
Physical Sight and Spiritual Light in Three Sixteenth-Century Plays of the Low Countries Steenbrugge, Charlotte Marginalia, Vol.3 (2006) Abstract I shall investigate the…
Time and the N-Town Cycle: Establishing Man’s Relation to God through Time
Time and the N-Town Cycle: Establishing Man’s Relation to God through Time Majumdar, Monica Marginalia,Vol. 4, (2005-2006) Cambridge Yearbook Abstract The N-Town Cycle…
Sensing Christ in the Resurrection plays of N-town
Sensing Christ in the Resurrection plays of N-town Henry, Joni Marginalia, Vol. 6, (2006-2007 ) Cambridge Yearbook Abstract Seeing, hearing and touching the…
Perfumes and perfume-making in the Celestina
In these pages I will endeavour to set Celestina’s skills in the context of making perfume and uses of it in the early 16th century.
Do Medieval and Renaissance Androids Presage the Posthuman?
Do Medieval and Renaissance Androids Presage the Posthuman? LaGrandeur, Kevin Comparative Literature and Culture, Volume 12, Issue 3, (September 2010) Article 3 Abstract In…
Remembering Doomsday:Memoria in late medieval English drama and iconography
Remembering Doomsday:Memoria in late medieval English drama and iconography Iseppi, Laura Word & Image, 25: 1 (2009) Abstract Much critical attention has been devoted…
The N-Town Trials and the Image of the Community
The N-Town Trials and the Image of the Community Flood, Victoria Marginalis, Vol. 8, Cambridge Yearbook (2007-2008) Abstract In his game theory V.A.…