A literary reading informed by the recent temporal turn in Queer Theory, this book analyzes medieval Biblical drama for themes representing modes of power such as the body, politics, and law. Revitalizing the discussions on medieval drama, Sturges asserts that these dramas were often intended not to teach morality but to resist Christian authority.

Autorentext
Robert S. Sturges is Professor of English at Arizona State University, USA.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Power, History, Drama 2. The Body: Bare Life in the Passion Plays 3. Things: Objects and Agency in the Trial and Crucifixion Plays 4. Gender/Politics: Resistant Motherhood in the Innocents Plays and the 5. Economics: Money, Labor, and Ideology in the Wakefield Master's Plays 6. Law: Obligation and Legal Parody in the Cain and Abel Plays 7. Theater: Audience and Authority