Death by Drama and Other Medieval Urban Legends
by Jody Enders
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- ISBN 10
- 0226207870
- ISBN 13
- 9780226207872
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New. Was a convicted criminal executed on stage during a beheading scene? Was an unfortunate actor driven insane while playing a madman? Did a theatrical enactment of a crucifixion result in a real one? Did an androgynous young man seduce a priest when portraying a female saint? Death by Drama answers these and other questions while presenting a treasure trove of tales that have long seemed true but are actually medieval urban legends. On topics ranging from politics, religion, and learning to marriage, class, and law, these tales, Jody Enders argues, do the cultural work of all urban legends: they disclose the hopes, fears, and anxieties of their tellers. Each one represents a medieval meditation created or dramatized by the theater with its power to blur the line between fiction and reality, engaging anyone who watches, performs, or is represented by it.
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- Title
- Death by Drama and Other Medieval Urban Legends
- Author
- Jody Enders
- Book Condition
- New
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0226207870
- ISBN 13
- 9780226207872
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- This edition first published
- 2002-10
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