bokomslag The Idolatrous Eye
Filosofi & religion

The Idolatrous Eye

Michael O'Connell

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  • 208 sidor
  • 2000
This study argues that the century after the Reformation saw a crisis in the way that Europeans expressed their religious experience. Focusing specifically on how this crisis affected the drama of England, O'Connell shows that Reformation culture was preoccupied with idolatry and that the theatre was frequently attacked as idolatrous. This anti-theatricalism notably targeted the traditional cycles of mystery plays--a type of vernacular, popular biblical theatre that from a modern perspective would seem ideally suited to advance the Reformation project. The Idolatrous Eye provides a wide perspective on iconoclasm in the sixteenth century, and in so doing, helps us to understand why this biblical theatre was found transgressive and what this meant for the secular theatre that followed.
  • Författare: Michael O'Connell
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780195132052
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 208
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2000-02-01
  • Förlag: OUP USA