Steenbrugge Drama and Sermon in Late Medieval England

Performance, Authority, Devotion
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-58044-278-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten

Reihe: Early Drama, Art, and Music

This is the first full-length study of the interrelation between sermons and vernacular religious drama in late medieval England. It investigates how these genres worked as media for public learning, how they combined this didactic aim with literary exigencies, and how the plays in particular acquired and reflected a position of authority. The interrelation between sermons and vernacular drama, formerly assumed relatively uncritically to be a close one, is addressed from a variety of angles, including historical connections, performative aspects, and the portrayal of the sacrament of penance. The analysis challenges the common assumption that Middle English religious drama is strongly influenced by contemporary sermons. Instead, the work demonstrates the subtly different purpose and content of these two genres and outlines the unique ways in which they operate within late medieval English devotional life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Steenbrugge, Charlotte

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Gebet & liturgisches Material
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Liturgik, Christliche Anbetung, Sakramente, Rituale, Feiertage
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Gottesdienst, Riten und Zeremonien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Historical Connections between Sermons and Plays
2. Performing Sermons
3. Preaching on Stage
4. Performing Authority: Expositors and Preachers
5. Audience Interaction in Sermons and Plays
6. The Sacrament of Penance in Sermons and Plays
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Charlotte Steenbrugge is a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow in the School of English at the University of Sheffield and the author of Staging Vice (2014).