Contrary Marys in Medieval English and French Drama

Elizabeth A. Witt (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

1995
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-2633-4 (ISBN)

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Although the medieval church encouraged women to emulate the Virgin Mary, images of Mary in late medieval religious drama make such emulation problematic. This study examines two seemingly contradictory depictions of Mary found in English cycle dramas and French Passion plays, and demonstrates how both can restrict women. In the English plays, Mary's near divinity is impossible to imitate, while the French plays depict a weak woman, one hardly worth emulating. This study shows that opposing views of Mary can reinforce identical social and religious ideas about women and serve to preserve patriarchal power.

The Author: Elizabeth A. Witt is an assistant professor of Humanities at Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales. She received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Rochester.

Reihe/Serie	Studies in the Humanities ; 17
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	450 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8204-2633-4 / 0820426334
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-2633-4 / 9780820426334
Zustand	Neuware