Meg Twycross's Books

The Materials of Early Theatre: Sources, Images, and Performance

Shifting Paradigms in Early English Drama Studies

By: Meg Twycross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Materials of Early Theatre: Sources, Images, and Performance

Shifting Paradigms in Early English Drama Studies

By: Meg Twycross

Collected Studies CS 1068 The essays selected for this volume are chosen to reflect the important and intersecting ways in which over the last forty years Meg Twycross has shifted paradigms for people reading early English religious drama. The focus of Meg Twycross’s research has been on performance in its many aspects, and this volume chooses four of the most important strands of her work - the York plays; new ways of understanding acting and performance in late medieval theatre, particularly in Britain and across Europe; why scenes are staged in the ways they are, verbally and by extrapolation visually, by close reading of texts against the background of medieval theology; and the attention paid to wider contexts of medieval theatre - concentrating especially on essays that are not easily available today. These thematic strands are reflective of Meg Twycross’s major contribution to the field. They also represent those areas from her wider work which will have most utility and value for those, whether students or senior specialists in areas beyond early drama, who are looking for ways into understanding English medieval plays. The crucial work that has been done here has opened new perspectives on late medieval theatre, and will allow new generations to begin their study and research from further along the road.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

444

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

135134532X

ISBN 13

9781351345323

Masks and Masking in Medieval and Early Tudor England

By: Meg Twycross,Sarah Carpenter

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Masks and Masking in Medieval and Early Tudor England

By: Meg Twycross,Sarah Carpenter

Drawing on broad research, this study explores the different social and theatrical masking activities in England during the Middle Ages and the early 16th century. The authors present a coherent explanation of the many functions of masking, emphasizing the important links among festive practice, specialized ceremonial, and drama. They elucidate the intellectual, moral and social contexts for masking, and they examine the purposes and rewards for participants in the activity. The authors' insight into the masking games and performances of England's medieval and early Tudor periods illuminates many aspects of the thinking and culture of the times: issues of identity and community; performance and role-play; conceptions of the psyche and of the individual's position in social and spiritual structures. Masks and Masking in Medieval and Early Tudor England presents a broad overview of masking practices, demonstrating how active and prominent an element of medieval and pre-modern culture masking was. It has obvious interest for drama and literature critics of the medieval and early modern periods; but is also useful for historians of culture, theatre and anthropology. Through its analysis of masked play this study engages both with the history of theatre and performance, and with broader cultural and historical questions of social organization, identity and the self, the performance of power, and shifting spiritual understanding.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

321

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

135191930X

ISBN 13

9781351919302

The Materials of Early Theatre: Sources, Images, and Performance

Shifting Paradigms in Early English Drama Studies

By: Meg Twycross

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Materials of Early Theatre: Sources, Images, and Performance

Shifting Paradigms in Early English Drama Studies

By: Meg Twycross

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

444

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

135134532X

ISBN 13

9781351345323

Book's by Meg Twycross

The Materials of Early Theatre: Sources, Images, and Performance

The Materials of Early Theatre: Sources, Images, and Performance

Masks and Masking in Medieval and Early Tudor England

Masks and Masking in Medieval and Early Tudor England

The Materials of Early Theatre: Sources, Images, and Performance

The Materials of Early Theatre: Sources, Images, and Performance

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email