Medieval Mystery Plays as Popular Culture

Performing the Lives of Saints

• Author(s): Diane Murphy,
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
• Pages: 216
• ISBN_10: 0773456244
  ISBN_13: 9780773456242
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / General , Literary Criticism / Drama ,

Description:... Examines vernacular saint plays in French, Italian, and English from the thirteenth through sixteenth centuries. This book focuses on the genre of hagiographic drama as an expression of popular religion and popular culture in the Middle Ages, serving as a test of modern theories pertaining to popular culture.