Iconographic and Comparative Studies in Medieval Drama

Edited by Clifford Davidson Edited by John H. Stroupe Edited by Meg Twycross

Book cover: Iconographic and Comparative Studies in Medieval Drama

Extent: 122 pages

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Subjects: Art & Art History, Medieval Studies

Series: Early Drama, Art, and Music Monograph

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(July 1991)

ISBN: 9780918720498

6.14 x 9.21 inches

Price: $19.95

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Articles drawn from papers presented at the Sixth Triennial Colloquium of the International Society for the Study of the Medieval Theatre. The connections between medieval art and drama are explored in topics ranging from English mystery plays to the Assumption to the Cuzco Corpus Christi paintings.


This compelling volume contains ten articles drawn from papers presented at the Sixth Triennial Colloquium of the International Society for the Study of the Medieval Theatre. Each essay examines the fascinating connection between medieval art and medieval drama, which, when presented together in a single volume, comprehensively represent the wide range of approaches on the topic. The connections between medieval art and drama are explored in topics ranging from English mystery plays to the Assumption to the Cuzco Corpus Christi paintings.

Introduction by Meg Twycross
On the Use of Figurative Art as a Source for the Study of Medieval Spectacles by Paola Ventrone
The Staging of the Assumption in Europe by J. Francesc Massip
The Hierosphthitic Topos, or the Fate of Fergus: Notes on the N-Town Assumption by Ann Eljenholm Nichols
The Staging of the First Murder in the Mystery Plays in England by Cherrell Guilfoyle
The Great Calvaries of Brittany and the Medieval Breton Burzud braz Jezuz by Stanley Damberger and Ellin M. Kelly
Positional Symbolism and English Medieval Drama by Clifford Davidson
The Way of Vice and Virtue: A Medieval Psychology by Eva Kimminich
St. Crépin, St. Crispin, Sant Crespí: French, Breton, and Catalan Mystères by Élisabeth Lalou
The Iconography of Audience in the Cuzco Corpus Christi Paintings by Barbara H. Jaye and William P. Mitchell
St. Denis in Antwerp: Hagiographica in a Protestant Play by B. A. M. Ramakers

  • Edited by Clifford Davidson
  • Edited by John H. Stroupe
  • Edited by Meg Twycross