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The Drama of Masculinity and Medieval English Guild Culture /

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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...

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Main Author: Fitzgerald, Christina M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:New Middle Ages.
Subjects:
History.
Classical and Antique Literature.
Gender Studies.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Literature, general.
Medieval Literature.
Theatre History.
Classical literature.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Literature, Medieval.
Literature.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Theater > History.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (228 pages)
ISBN:9780230604995
DOI:10.1057/9780230604995