LEADER 04110nam 2200781 450 001 9910456550503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-99257-7 010 $a9786611992576 010 $a1-4426-7954-9 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442679542 035 $a(CKB)2430000000001949 035 $a(OCoLC)244767852 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10218939 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000308842 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11254107 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308842 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10258169 035 $a(PQKB)11078783 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00601037 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255034 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671927 035 $a(DE-B1597)464839 035 $a(OCoLC)1013938215 035 $a(OCoLC)944177565 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442679542 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671927 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257615 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL199257 035 $a(OCoLC)958565422 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000001949 100 $a20160913h20042004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSaints and the audience in Middle English biblical drama /$fChester N. Scoville 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2004. 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (149 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8020-8944-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Medieval Drama and Community Identity -- $t2. Thomas and the Limits of Rhetoric -- $t3. Mary Magdalene and Ethical Decorum -- $t4. Joseph, Pathos, and the Audience -- $t5. Paul and the Rhetoric of Sainthood -- $t6. Conclusion -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aMysteries and miracle-plays, English$xHistory and criticism 606 $aChristian drama, English (Middle)$xHistory and criticism 606 $aTheater audiences$zEngland$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aEnglish drama$yTo 1500$xHistory and criticism 606 $aBible plays, English$xHistory and criticism 606 $aChristian saints in literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMysteries and miracle-plays, English$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aChristian drama, English (Middle)$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aTheater audiences$xHistory 615 0$aEnglish drama$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aBible plays, English$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aChristian saints in literature. 676 $a822.05160901 700 $aScoville$b Chester N$g(Chester Norman), 1968-$f1968-$01033342 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456550503321 996 $aSaints and the audience in Middle English biblical drama$92451835 997 $aUNINA