Drama, play, and game : English festive culture in the medieval and early modern period
Lawrence M. Clopper (Author)
This text demonstrates that the theatrum repudiated by medieval clerics was not "theatre" as we understand the term today. The author contends that critics have misrepresented Western stage history because they have assumed that theatrum designates a place where drama is performed.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780226110301, 0226110303
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