Making pagans: theatrical practice and comparative religion in early modern England
"This book recovers the spectacular scenes of "pagan" religion that filled England's theaters in the seventeenth century. Recycled across many plays, these iconic set-pieces became stereotyped and widely applied to a whole set of cultural and geographic sites, both ancient and mo...
| Summary: | "This book recovers the spectacular scenes of "pagan" religion that filled England's theaters in the seventeenth century. Recycled across many plays, these iconic set-pieces became stereotyped and widely applied to a whole set of cultural and geographic sites, both ancient and modern, beyond the Abrahamic religions"--Publisher's description Introduction. English theatrical practice and the uses of pagan homology -- "The tricks of the pagan priests" : staging prophetic altars from Sejanus to the Window Ranter -- "I could not triumph if these were not my slaves" : staging the pagan triumph from the Wounds of Civil War to the Indian Queen -- The magician in his study : staging pagan textuality from Doctor Faustus to the Indian Emperour -- "I come to thee!" : staging reunion suicides and pagan heavens from Tamburlaine to Oroonoko. |
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| Physical Description: | 224 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5128-2509-1 |
