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Was a convicted criminal executed on stage during a beheading scene? Was an unfortunate actor driven insane while playing a madman? Did a theatrical enactment of a crucifixion result in a real one? Did an androgynous young man seduce a priest when portraying a female saint? Death by Drama answers these and other questions while presenting a treasure trove of tales that have long seemed true but are actually medieval urban legends. On topics ranging from politics, religion, and learning to marriage, class, and law, these tales, Jody Enders argues, do the cultural work of all urban legends: they disclose the hopes, fears, and anxieties of their tellers. Each one represents a medieval meditation created or dramatized by the theater with its power to blur the line between fiction and reality, engaging anyone who watches, performs, or is represented by it.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Death by Drama and Other Medieval Urban Legends
• Author: Jody Enders
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 432
• EAN: 9780226207872
• ID: 04544449
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Weight: 628 g
• Dimensions: 236 × 160 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 08. July 2003

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