TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mazzon,Gabriella
TI  - Pathos in late-Medieval religious drama and art: a communicative strategy 
T2  - Ludus : medieval and early Renaissance theatre and drama
SN  - 9789004355583
AV  - PN1751 .M39 2018
U1  - 809.2/516 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill Rodopi
KW  - Drama, Medieval
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Liturgical drama
KW  - Europe
KW  - Theater
KW  - History
KW  - Medieval, 500-1500
KW  - Pathos in literature
KW  - Christian art and symbolism
KW  - Drama
KW  - Technique
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Words and Images in the late Middle Ages: the Social Functions of Drama and Art -- 2 The Codification of the Public Display of Emotions -- 3 Verbal and Visual Rhetoric: Lexicon and Grammar -- 4 The Outward Gaze: Effective Audience Engagement -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - Pathos as Communicative Strategy in Late-Medieval Religious Drama and Art explores the strategies employed to trigger emotional responses in late-medieval dramatic texts from several Western European traditions, and juxtaposes these texts with artistic productions from the same areas, with an emphasis on Britain. The aim is to unravel the mechanisms through which pathos was produced and employed, mainly through the representation of pain and suffering, with mainly religious, but also political aims. The novelty of the book resides in its specific linguistic perspective, which highlights the recurrent use of words, structures and dialogic patterns in drama to reinforce messages on the salvific value of suffering, in synergy with visual messages produced in the same cultural milieu
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004355583
ER  -