The Drama of Masculinity and Medieval English Guild Culture

The Drama of Masculinity and Medieval English Guild Culture
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9780230604995
ISBN-13 : 0230604994
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Book Synopsis The Drama of Masculinity and Medieval English Guild Culture by : C. Fitzgerald

Download or read book The Drama of Masculinity and Medieval English Guild Culture written by C. Fitzgerald and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-06-25 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study argues that late medieval English 'mystery plays' were about masculinity as much as Christian theology, modes of devotion, or civic self-consciousness. Performed repeatedly by generations of merchants and craftsmen, these Biblical plays produced fantasies and anxieties of middle class, urban masculinity, many of which are familiar today.


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