Biblical Stories on the Medieval and Early Modern Stage: A Transnational Approach

TY - JOUR

T1 - Biblical Stories on the Medieval and Early Modern Stage

T2 - A Transnational Approach

AU - Bloemendal, J.

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - This contribution offers a survey of the field of biblical drama research and of several approaches. It makes a plea for a transnational approach of studying early modern drama, especially biblical drama. Such a transnational approach is a continuation of many of these earlier approaches, makes use of some and breaks with others. The contribution also shows that it is important to include Neo-Latin drama in the study of early modern drama at the cost of losing sight on a crucial constituent part of the development of this drama and this theatre. Neo-Latin drama contributed to the knowledge and reception of the Bible among the elites and among the ordinary people who attended performances of these plays or of one of the many translations and adapations

AB - This contribution offers a survey of the field of biblical drama research and of several approaches. It makes a plea for a transnational approach of studying early modern drama, especially biblical drama. Such a transnational approach is a continuation of many of these earlier approaches, makes use of some and breaks with others. The contribution also shows that it is important to include Neo-Latin drama in the study of early modern drama at the cost of losing sight on a crucial constituent part of the development of this drama and this theatre. Neo-Latin drama contributed to the knowledge and reception of the Bible among the elites and among the ordinary people who attended performances of these plays or of one of the many translations and adapations

UR - https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/jbr-2023-0014/html

M3 - Article

VL - 11

SP - 147

EP - 172

JO - Journal of the Bible and Its Reception

JF - Journal of the Bible and Its Reception

IS - 2

ER -