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Memory And Remembering: Sacred History And The York Plays, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Deliver Us From Evil: Essays On Symbolic Engagement In Early Drama, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

The focus of this book is on the reality of evil for medieval and Renaissance dramatists and their audiences. What propels the work beyond similar critiques is the author's insistence that evil is not an outmoded feature of past societies, but an active ingredient of contemporary life. Davidson fast forwards from distant times once described as "calamitous" to a century of far more violence and atrocity - our own twentieth and its overflow. While drawing on Kant to illuminate the kinds of evil portrayed in early drama through Marlowe and Shakespeare, Davidson refers to contemporary events that scream for an …

The Worlde And The Chylde, Clifford Davidson, Peter Happé

Clifford Davidson

The Worlde and the Chylde, issued by the press of Wynkyn de Worde in 1521, is one of the very earliest plays published in England. It also has very considerable interest for its adaptation of the Ages of Man iconography, which is extensively treated in the introduction, notes, and illustrations.

Technology, Guilds, And Early English Drama, Edam Monograph Series 23, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

This book is designed to open up a broader scope of study which calls attention to both social organization and material culture as integrally related to the civic drama of England in cities such as Coventry, York and Chester.

Fools And Folly, Edam Monograph Series 22, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

The Fool in the Middle Ages and Early Modern period was either a person who capitalized on his natural deficiencies, which were then considered amusing, or a professional entertainer the artificial Fool who specialized in clowning. His distinctive clothing and bauble are known to us through numerous Psalter illustrations where he is shown in connection with Psalm 52, which asserts that The fool has said in his heart there is no God. Attitudes toward the Fool varied, but his place was to become assured on stage, where his role is best known to us through the plays of Shakespeare. The …

Emblem, Iconography, And Drama, Clifford Davidson, John Stroupe, Luis Emblem, Iconography, And Drama

Clifford Davidson

Rpt. of Comparative Drama, 29, No. 1 (Spring 1995).

The Iconography Of Heaven, Edam Monograph Series 21, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Includes the following contributions: “Saints and Angels” (pp. 1-39), “Heaven’s Fragrance” (pp. 110-27), and (with J. T. Rhodes) “The Garden of Paradise” (pp. 69-109).

Early And Traditional Drama: Africa, Asia, And The New World, Clifford Davidson, John Stroupe

Clifford Davidson

Rpt. of Comparative Drama, 28, No. 1 (Spring 1994).

The Iconography Of Hell, Edam Monograph Series 17, Clifford Davidson, Thomas Seiler

Clifford Davidson

Contributions include essay, “The Fate of the Damned” (pp. 41-56.)

Illustrations Of The Stage And Acting In England To 1580, Edam Monograph Series 16, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

This richly illustrated book surveys representations of the stage and acting from manuscript illuminations, stained glass, sculpture, woodcarving, wall paintings and the woodcuts that appear in playbooks produced by the first English printers.

Positional Symbolism And Medieval English Drama, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Visualizing The Moral Life: A Study Of The Iconography Of The Macro Morality Plays, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

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The Contribution Of W. L. Hildburgh, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Toward A Sociology Of Visual Forms In The English Medieval Theater, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

The Fleury Playbook: Essays And Studies, Edam Monograph Series 7, Clifford Davidson, Thomas Campbell

Clifford Davidson

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The Saint Play In Medieval Europe, Edam Monograph Series 8, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

The Lost Coventry Drapers’ Play And Its Iconographic Context, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Medieval Puppet Theater At Witney, Oxfordshire, And Pentecost Ceremony At St. Paul’S, London, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

The Early Art Of Coventry, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwick, And Lesser Sites In Warwickshire, Including Items Relevant To Early Drama, Edam Reference Series 4, Clifford Davidson, Jennifer Alexander

Clifford Davidson

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Word, Picture, And Spectacle, Edam Monograph Series 5, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

The topics covered include the symbolism of scatological illustration in Gothic manuscripts, connections between word and picture in religious art, and the relationship perceived between divine and human creativity.

Gesture In Medieval Drama With Special Reference To The Doomsday Plays In The Middle English Cycles, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Of Woodcut And Play, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

The Visual Arts And Drama, With Special Emphasis On The Lazarus Plays Of The Middle Ages, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

The Concept Of Purpose And Early Drama, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Interdisciplinary Drama Research At Western Michigan University, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

The Devotional Impulse And Drama At York, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

On The Uses Of Iconographic Study: The Example Of The Sponsus From St. Martial Of Limoges, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Thomas Sharp And The Stratford Hell Mouth, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

York Art: A Subject List Of Extant And Lost Art Including Items Relevant To Early Drama, Clifford Davidson, David O'Connor

Clifford Davidson

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Drama And Art: An Introduction To The Use Of Evidence From The Visual Arts For The Study Of Early Drama, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Handbook prepared for Early Drama, Art, and Music Project