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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMedieval Institute Publications
ISBN-100918720508
ISBN-139780918720504
eBay Product ID (ePID)475406
Product Key Features
Number of Pages197 Pages
Publication NameWord, Picture, and Spectacle
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1984
SubjectMedieval, Drama, General, History / Medieval, Europe / Medieval
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMusic, Literary Criticism, Art, History
AuthorClifford Davidson
SeriesEarly Drama, Art, and Music Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight12 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Series Volume Number5
Table Of ContentPreface The Symbolic Significance of Figurae Scatologicae in Gothic Manuscripts by Karl P. Wentersdorf The Word in Religious Art of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by Roger Ellis Space and Time in Medieval Drama: Meditations on Orientation in the Early Theater by Clifford Davidson Ut enim faber...sic creator: Divine Creation as Context for Human Creativity in the Twelfth Century by R. W. Hanning
SynopsisEssays addressing issues in the study of medieval art, literature, and drama. The topics covered include scatological illustration in Gothic manuscripts, connections between word and picture in religious art, perceived relationship between divine and human creativity and an exploration in the phenomenology of space and time in medieval theater., Each of these diverse essays confronts important issues in the study of medieval art, literature, and drama. The topics covered include the symbolism of scatological illustration in Gothic manuscripts (Karl Wentersdorf), connections between word and picture in religious art (Roger Ellis), and the relationship perceived between divine and human creativity (R. W. Hanning), while Clifford Davidson provides an exploration in the phenomenology of space and time in medieval theater.