A Cultural History Of Theatre In The Middle Ages Volume 2 Jody Enders by Jody Enders 9781350135314, 1350135313 instant download after payment.

A Cultural History of Theatre is a six-volume series examining a cultural practice that emerged in antiquity and today encompasses practically the whole globe. Theatre is generally acknowledged to be the most social of artistic practices, requiring collectives to both produce and consume it. Theatrical performance’s ability to organize and cohere markers of cultural belonging, difference, and dissonance are the hallmarks of social life. Its production and reception have, however, altered significantly over the past two-and-a-half thousand years. Despite these changes, the same chapter headings structure all six volumes: institutional frameworks, social functions, sexuality and gender, environment, circulation, interpretations, communities of production, repertoire and genres, technologies of performance and knowledge transmission. These headings represent significant cultural approaches as opposed to purely regional, national, aesthetic, or generic categories. This allows for comparative readings of key cultural questions affecting theatre both diachronically and synchronically. The six volumes divide the history of theatre as follows:

Volume 1: A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity (500 BC–1000 AD)

Volume 2: A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages (1000–1400)

Volume 3: A Cultural History of Theatre in the Early Modern Age (1400–1650) 

Volume 4: A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Enlightenment (1650–1800) 

Volume 5: A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Empire (1800–1920) 

Volume 6: A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age (1920–2000+)