The materiality of religion in early modern English drama - Williamson, Elizabeth 1976- (Ashgate, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : Mere properties : the materiality of religious objects -- Things newly performed : tomb properties and the survival of the dramatic tradition -- The trappings of ceremony : setting the table and other theatrical practices -- Persistence and adaptation : staging the cross at home and abroad -- The performance of piety : book properties and the paradox of dematerialized devotion
The Materiality of Religion in Early Modern English Drama is the first book to present a detailed examination of early modern theatrical properties informed by the complexity of post-Reformation religious practice. The study explores the relationship between popular culture and theatrical performance by considering the social history and dramatic function of certain stage properties, addressing their role as objects of devotion, idolatry, and remembrance on the professional stage
Keywords: 1500-1699; Geschichte 1600-1700; Geschichte 1500-1600; Geschichte 1520-1620; Theater; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft; English drama; English drama / Early modern and Elizabethan; Idolatry in the theater; Religion in literature; Religious articles in the theater; Theater / Religious aspects; Theaters / Stage-setting and scenery; Geschichte; Religion; Theater -- England -- History -- 16th century; Theater -- England -- History -- 17th century; Theater -- Religious aspects; Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery -- England -- History -- 16th century; Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery -- England -- History -- 17th century; English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism; English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism; Inszenierung; Devotionalie; Volksfrömmigkeit; England