Entertainment and Ritual - Softcover

Bucknell, Peter Arthur

 
9780852494448: Entertainment and Ritual

Synopsis

In search of ‘a unified concept of thought and practiceâ€, theatre designer Peter Bucknell explores the development of ideas about dramatic performance in England from the early Middle Ages to the Elizabethan ‘Golden Ageâ€. His investigation focuses on the relationship of mystery and morality plays to sacred and secular rituals of churches, schools, streets and homes. The book is illustrated with many drawings based on visual evidence of the period.

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ISBN 10:  084766239X ISBN 13:  9780847662395
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 1979
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