The New Middle Ages

Fitzgerald, C.

This study argues that late medieval English 'mystery plays' were about masculinity as much as Christian theology, modes of devotion, or civic self-consciousness. Performed repeatedly by generations of merchants and craftsmen, these Biblical plays produced fantasies and anxieties of middle class, urban masculinity, many of which are familiar today.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-07-19

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349533978

DOI: 10.1057/9780230604995

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 214