The Second Birth of Theatre: Performances of Anglo-Saxon Monks

ISBN-13: 9783631679128 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 226 str.

Mirosaw Kocur

Opis

This book examines performative practices of Anglo-Saxon monks and provides fresh insights into the origins of early English theatre. The author argues that modern European theatre was reinvented in medieval monasteries and demonstrates the fundamental incongruences between ancient and Christian performativity.

Recenzje

«[...] dem Autor [ist] ein inspirierendes, reich bebildertes Buch gelungen, dessen Übersetzung sich gelohnt hat und das von einem breiten Wissen des Verfassers zeugt.»
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Spis treści

Caedmon - Monk as performer - Anglo-Saxon liturgy - Regularis Concordia - Monasticism - Body performances - Church and theatre - Medieval theatre - Transubstantiation - Mass - Christian performing arts - Performativity - Quem quaeritis - Ordo Representacionis Ade - Jerzy Grotowski

O autorze

Miroslaw Kocur is Head of Cultural Studies at the University of Wroclaw and Professor at L. Solski Theatre Academy for the Dramatic Arts. His research focuses on studying acting techniques and reconstructing the origins of performing practices. He is the author of «On the Origins of Theater».