Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Series Preface
Editor’s Acknowledgements
Introduction: Medieval Theatre Makes History
Jody Enders, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
1. Institutional Frameworks
Seeta Chaganti, University of California, Davis, USA, Noah Guynn, University of California, Davis, USA and Erith Jaffe-Berg, University of California at Riverside, USA
2. Social Functions
Kathleen Ashley, University of Southern Maine, Portland, USA
3. Sexuality and Gender
Sharon Aronson-Lehavi, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
4. The Environment of Theatre
Laura Weigert, Rutgers University, USA
5. Circulation: A Peripatetic Theatre
Claire Sponsler, University of Iowa, USA
6. Interpretations
Glending Olson, Cleveland State University, USA
7. Communities of Production
Bruce R. Burningham, Illinois State University, USA
8. Repertoire and Genres
Donnalee Dox, Texas A&M University, USA
9. Technologies of Performance
Katie Normington, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
10. Knowledge Transmission: Media and Memory
Carol Symes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

The definitive overview of the cultural history of theatre in the medieval world.

About the Author

Jody Enders is Distinguished Professor of French and Theatre at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.

Reviews

Not since the Cambridge History of American Theatre (1998–2000) has a multiauthored theatre history been as anticipated as Bloomsbury’s A Cultural History of Theatre… Having read all six volumes (1,636 pages), I can testify to the magnitude of their accomplishment. A Cultural History of Theatre is a profound reconsideration of how we understand theatre, its myriad social contexts, and the cultural work it accomplishes… the product of intellectual labor and creativity, and its accomplishments are many. A landmark work in theatre and social history, it illuminates theatre through the lens of culture, and culture through the lens of theatre.
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