04110nam 2200781 450 991045655050332120200520144314.01-281-99257-797866119925761-4426-7954-910.3138/9781442679542(CKB)2430000000001949(OCoLC)244767852(CaPaEBR)ebrary10218939(SSID)ssj0000308842(PQKBManifestationID)11254107(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308842(PQKBWorkID)10258169(PQKB)11078783(CaBNvSL)thg00601037 (MiAaPQ)EBC3255034(MiAaPQ)EBC4671927(DE-B1597)464839(OCoLC)1013938215(OCoLC)944177565(DE-B1597)9781442679542(Au-PeEL)EBL4671927(CaPaEBR)ebr11257615(CaONFJC)MIL199257(OCoLC)958565422(EXLCZ)99243000000000194920160913h20042004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSaints and the audience in Middle English biblical drama /Chester N. ScovilleToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2004.©20041 online resource (149 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8020-8944-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Medieval Drama and Community Identity -- 2. Thomas and the Limits of Rhetoric -- 3. Mary Magdalene and Ethical Decorum -- 4. Joseph, Pathos, and the Audience -- 5. Paul and the Rhetoric of Sainthood -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexThe study of saints in medieval biblical drama has often been neglected in favour of the study of sinners ? the villains and the rogues. In Saints and the Audience in Middle English Biblical Drama, Chester N. Scoville takes a different tack, examining the language and rhetoric of saintly characters in Middle English biblical plays. Scoville contends that the plays focus attention on the interaction between the divine realm and the human realm, that the saintly characters are key to seeing this interaction, and that the overall function of the plays is to instill in the audience a shared point of view defined both by doctrine and by experience.By placing the rhetoric of the plays at the centre of his study, Scoville incorporates performative practices and historical contexts into the argument. Language, text, and persuasion are central in the rhetorical experience, as are non-verbal elements such as costume, movement, gesture, and scenery. Saints and the Audience in Middle English Biblical Drama fully and assiduously explains how biblical drama functioned in the society that experienced it.Mysteries and miracle-plays, EnglishHistory and criticismChristian drama, English (Middle)History and criticismTheater audiencesEnglandHistoryTo 1500English dramaTo 1500History and criticismBible plays, EnglishHistory and criticismChristian saints in literatureElectronic books.Mysteries and miracle-plays, EnglishHistory and criticism.Christian drama, English (Middle)History and criticism.Theater audiencesHistoryEnglish dramaHistory and criticism.Bible plays, EnglishHistory and criticism.Christian saints in literature.822.05160901Scoville Chester N(Chester Norman), 1968-1968-1033342MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456550503321Saints and the audience in Middle English biblical drama2451835UNINA