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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466403603321

Autore

Mazzon Gabriella <1962->

Titolo

Pathos in late-Medieval religious drama and art : a communicative strategy / / by Gabriella Mazzon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill Rodopi, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

90-04-35558-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 pages)

Collana

"Ludus" Medieval and Early Renaissance Theatre and Drama ; ; Volume XV

Disciplina

809.2/516

Soggetti

Drama, Medieval - History and criticism

Liturgical drama - Europe - History and criticism

Theater - Europe - History - Medieval, 500-1500

Pathos in literature

Christian art and symbolism - Medieval, 500-1500

Drama - Technique

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Words and images in the late Middle Ages : the social functions of drama and art -- The codification of the public display of emotions -- Verbal and visual rhetoric : lexicon and grammar -- The outward gaze : effective audience engagement.

Sommario/riassunto

Pathos as Communicative Strategy in Late-Medieval Religious Drama and Art explores the strategies employed to trigger emotional responses in late-medieval dramatic texts from several Western European traditions, and juxtaposes these texts with artistic productions from the same areas, with an emphasis on Britain. The aim is to unravel the mechanisms through which pathos was produced and employed, mainly through the representation of pain and suffering, with mainly religious, but also political aims. The novelty of the book resides in its specific linguistic perspective, which highlights the recurrent use of words, structures and dialogic patterns in drama to reinforce messages on the salvific value of suffering, in synergy with



visual messages produced in the same cultural milieu.