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Power and Violence in Medieval and Early Modern Theater
Gewaltdarstellungen im mittelalterlichen Spiel waren schon lange vor dem 'Cultural Turn' ein häufig diskutierter Gegenstand der Theatergeschichte; jetzt werden sie neu bewertet. Auf der Grundlage aktueller sozialgeschichtlicher Untersuchungen werden die Parameter der Theatergeschichte im Zeitraum von 1470–1570 hinterfragt. Als ein wichtiger Schlüssel zum Verständnis der Gewalt im älteren Drama wird das Verhältnis zwischen violentia, vis und potestas, den drei Facetten des Begriffs 'Gewalt', konstatiert. Gewalt tritt hier nicht als isoliertes Phänomen auf, sondern eher als ein (Ausdrucks-)Mittel der Macht. So diskutieren Dramentext und Aufführung die Legitimität von Herrschaftsgewalt.
Thresholds of Medieval Visual Culture
Interdisciplinary approaches to the material culture of the middle ages, from illuminated manuscripts to church architecture.
Fixing the Liturgy
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Johannes Reuchlin and the Campaign to Destroy Jewish Books
The early sixteenth century saw a major crisis in Christian-Jewish relations: the attempt to confiscate and destroy every Jewish book in Germany. This unprecedented effort to end the practice of Judaism throughout the empire was challenged by Jewish communities, and, unexpectedly, by Johannes Reuchlin (1455-1522), the founder of Christian Hebrew studies. In 1510, Reuchlin wrote an extensive, impassioned, and ultimately successful defense of Jewish writings and legal rights, a stunning intervention later acknowledged by a Jewish leader as a ''miracle within a miracle.''The fury that greeted Reuchlin's defense of Judaism resulted in a protracted heresy trial that polarized Europe. The decade-l...
Foreign encounters
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The Return of Hans Staden
Hans Staden’s sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinambá Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This retelling of the German sailor’s eyewitness account known as the True History shows both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Eve M. Duffy and Alida C. Metcalf carefully reconstruct Staden’s life as a German soldier, his two expeditions to the Americas, and his subsequent shipwreck, captivity, brush with cannibalism, escape, and return. The authors explore how these events and experiences were recreated in the text and images of the True History. Focusing on Stad...
Encyclopedia of German Literature
Designed to provide English readers of German literature the opportunity to familiarize themselves with both the established canon and newly emerging literatures that reflect the concerns of women and ethnic minorities, the Encyclopedia of German Literature includes more than 500 entries on writers, individual work, and topics essential to an understanding of this rich literary tradition. Drawing on the expertise of an international group of experts, the essays in the encyclopedia reflect developments of the latest scholarship in German literature, culture, and history and society. In addition to the essays, author entries include biographies and works lists; and works entries provide information about first editions, selected critical editions, and English-language translations. All entries conclude with a list of further readings.
Hearing Homophony
In Hearing Homophony, Megan Kaes Long presents a groundbreaking model for understanding tonality and its origins, examining it through the lens of popular songs of late-Renaissance Western Europe.
Snowbound
After Aidan MacNichol's father kidnaps him and takes him to a frightening fortress in the Arctic, Charity Jones and friends embark on a dangerous, high-tech expedition to save him. But when Charity discovers Aidan's shocking situation, she makes a fatal mistake that starts the countdown to global apocalypse.
ROMARD: Research on Medieval and Renaissance Drama, vol 51
ROMARD is an academic journal devoted to the study and promotion of Medieval and Renaissance drama in Europe. Previously published under the title of Research Opportunities in Renaissance Drama (RORD), the journal has been in publication since 1956. ROMARD is published annually at the University of Western Ontario. Manuscripts are submitted to the Editor, Mario Longtin, via email at romard@romard.org. For further details, please visit the ROMARD website at www.romard.org. Special Issue: Showcasing Opportunities Co-Edited by Jill Stevenson and Mario Longtin This volume consists of fourteen short essays, all tackling different aspects of drama observed through a variety of disciplines, theoret...
