Female Performance and Spectatorship in a Medieval Nunnery
The "Elevatio" and "Visitatio sepulchri" of Barking Abbey in Practice
Published on 11. March 2025
238 pages
978-1-80270-281-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume focuses on female participation-as performers, scribes, composers, and patrons-in ceremonial performances at Barking Abbey, east of London, in the late Middle Ages and in 21st-century revival.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
York
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
6 s/w Abbildungen, 1 farbige Abbildung
1 Illustrations, color; 6 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-80270-281-1 (9781802702811)
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Aurelie Blanc
Female Performance and Spectatorship in a Medieval Nunnery
The "Elevatio" and "Visitatio sepulchri" of Barking Abbey in Practice
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10/2024
Arc Humanities Press
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Blanc Aurélie :
Aurélie Blanc is a lecturer at the University of Fribourg. Her research on convent drama was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. In 2018 she was awarded the Dobson scholarship.
Aurélie Blanc is a lecturer at the University of Fribourg. Her research on convent drama was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. In 2018 she was awarded the Dobson scholarship.
Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Medieval Spectators and Participants in the Barking Abbey Elevatio and Visitatio sepulchri Chapter 2. Contemporary Spectators and Participants: Performing the Barking Abbey Ceremonies in 2018 Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index
