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Autore |
O'Connell Michael <1943-> |
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Titolo |
The idolatrous eye [[electronic resource] ] : iconoclasm and theater in early-modern England / / Michael O'Connell |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-47287-1 |
9786610472871 |
0-19-534402-2 |
1-4237-2916-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Theater - England - History - 16th century |
Theater - England - History - 17th century |
Theater - Religious aspects |
Bible plays - History and criticism |
English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 - History and criticism |
European drama - Renaissance, 1450-1600 - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-187) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; ONE: Theater and the Devil's Teats; TWO: Word against Image: The Context of Iconoclasm; THREE: God's Body and Incarnational Drama; FOUR: The Textualization of God's Body; FIVE: ""Let the Audience Look to Their Eyes"": Jonson and Shakespeare; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Michael O'Connell shows that Reformation culture was preoccupied with idolatry and that the theatre was attacked as idolatrous. This anti-theatricalism targeted the traditional mystery plays. The text aims to explain what this meant for the secular theatre that followed. |
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