Representations of the Body in Middle English Biblical Drama

by Estella Ciobanu

Book Overview

Representations of the Body in Middle English Biblical Drama combines epistemological enquiry, gender theory and Foucauldian concepts to investigate the body as a useful site for studying power, knowledge and truth. Intertwining the conceptualizations of violence and the performativity of gender identity and roles, Estella Ciobanu argues that studying violence in drama affords insights into the cultural and social aspects of the later Middle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030081311
• ISBN13: 9783030081317
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"