The queen's dumbshows : John Lydgate and the making of early theater / Claire Sponsler.
The queen's dumbshows : John Lydgate and the making of early theater / Claire Sponsler.
The queen's dumbshows : John Lydgate and the making of early theater / Claire Sponsler.
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Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2014.
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G 2016/110
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Language
English
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Physical content
308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Shirley's Hand -- ch. 2 Vernacular Cosmopolitanism: London Mummings and Disguisings -- ch. 3 Performing Pictures -- ch. 4 Performance and Gloss: The Procession of Corpus Christi -- ch. 5 Inscription and Ceremony: The 1432 Royal Entry -- ch. 6 Edible Theater --...
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Publisher
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2014.
Edition
1st ed.
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Pennsylvania
Date Published
©2014.
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Summary
No medieval writer reveals more about early English drama than John Lydgate, Claire Sponsler contends. Best known for his enormously long narrative poems The Fall of Princes and The Troy Book, Lydgate also wrote numerous verses related to theatrical performances and ceremonies. This rich yet understudied body of material includes mummings for Londo...
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The queen's dumbshows : John Lydgate and the making of early theater / Claire Sponsler.
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Middle Ages series.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-290) and index.
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©2014.
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G 2016/110
Record Identifier
74VKzd52pxll
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzd52pxll
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ISBN
0812245954 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780812245950 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
DDC
821.2
MMS ID
991023365769702626
