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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Daisy Black (Lecturer in English)Publisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.435kg ISBN: 9781526146861ISBN 10: 152614686 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 27 October 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: what God was doing before he created the world 1 The old man and the pregnant virgin: linear time and Jewish conversion in the N-Town plays 2 Grave new world: fantasies of supersession and explosive questions in the York and Chester Flood plays 3 Time out of joint: queering the Nativity in the Towneley Second Shepherds’ Play 4 Passion meets Passover: temporal origami in the Towneley Herod the Great 5 Conclusion: the spectator's God’s-eye view Epilogue Bibliography Index -- .Reviews'This book was a pleasure to read. The writing is clear and accessible; the voice is engaging, with sections of lovely phrasing and surprising humour.' The Review of English Studies 'Given Black's clear and accessible handling of theory, and the ways in which she embeds her argument in the critical history of each play she addresses, I look forward to assigning her work to my graduate students. Overall, Daisy Black's Play Time has much to offer scholars of early English drama and of literature and culture more broadly.' Studies in the Age of Chaucer -- . 'This book was a pleasure to read. The writing is clear and accessible; the voice is engaging, with sections of lovely phrasing and surprising humour.' The Review of English Studies -- . Author InformationDaisy Black is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Wolverhampton Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |