Theater of the word : selfhood in the English morality play / Julie Paulson.
| Author/creator | Paulson, Julie C., 1970- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2019] |
| Description | 1 online resource (x, 229 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Reformations : medieval and early modern Reformations. ^A794449 |
| Contents | The castle of perseverance and penitential platea -- A theater of the soul's interior : contemplative literature and penitential education in wisdom -- Speaking for mankind -- Everyman and community -- A new theater of the word : the morality play and the English Reformation -- Conclusion : morality drama inside out. |
| Abstract | "Paulson highlights a paradox of scholarship on medieval concepts of the self: The concept of an 'interior' self that is to some extent hidden from an 'external' world is uniquely modern, and hence alien to the medieval period; nevertheless, studies of the medieval idea of the self still privilege this modern binary in the language they use. What is needed, Paulson argues, is a new way of speaking about the medieval self that does not privilege anachronistic terms and concepts. To provide this, Paulson turns to the medieval morality plays--performances which depict selves being created through performative acts--to construct a more appropriate form of discourse"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 07, 2019). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Paulson, Julie C., 1970- Theater of the word. Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2019] 9780268104610 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2019007021 |
| ISBN | 9780268104634 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 0268104638 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 0268104646 (electronic publication) |
| ISBN | 9780268104641 (electronic bk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |