
The Drama of Masculinity and Medieval English Guild Culture
by C. Fitzgerald
Title:
The Drama of Masculinity and Medieval English Guild Culture
Author:
C. Fitzgerald
Series (if any):
The New Middle Ages
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
214 pages, XIII, 214 p.
Publisher:
Springer Nature B.V.
ISBN-13:
9781349533978
EAN:
9781349533978
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
416
Dimensions (mm):
215 x 139 x 15
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
This study argues that late medieval English 'mystery plays' were about masculinity as much as Christian theology, modes of devotion, or civic self-consciousness. Performed repeatedly by generations of merchants and craftsmen, these Biblical plays produced fantasies and anxieties of middle class, urban masculinity, many of which are familiar today.




















