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UNINA9910466403603321 |
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Mazzon Gabriella <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Pathos in late-Medieval religious drama and art : a communicative strategy / / by Gabriella Mazzon |
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Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill Rodopi, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (326 pages) |
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Collana |
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"Ludus" Medieval and Early Renaissance Theatre and Drama ; ; Volume XV |
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Soggetti |
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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. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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