{"product_id":"the-medieval-theater-of-cruelty-9780801487835","title":"The Medieval Theater of Cruelty","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did medieval dramatists weave so many scenes of torture into their plays? Exploring the cultural connections among rhetoric, law, drama, literary creation, and violence, Jody Enders addresses an issue that has long troubled students of the Middle...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful discourse.... An eloquent reading of the blurring of the boundaries among theories of torture, rhetoric, and drama.\u003c\/p\u003e * Theatre Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contemporary cultural currency of violent yet pleasurable entertainments—and their tendency to spill over into 'real life'—lends urgency to Enders's interrogation of the dark side of medieval spectacle and performance and to her powerful argument about how and why medieval rhetoric, violence, and theater can and should matter to us all.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Theresa Coletti * Speculum *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intellectually challenging... book that deserves serious consideration by medievalists.... \u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Theater of Cruelty\u003c\/i\u003e offers invigorating new perspectives on violence in medieval drama as well as in all forms of aesthetic and rhetorical invention, and asks us to reconsider current pieties.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kathleen Ashley * Arthuriana *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book... should not be ignored by specialists interested in medieval drama or in the nature of violence in any period.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnders presents her argument in such a careful manner that even the most conservative reader will find it persuasive.... I highly recommend \u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Theater of Cruelty\u003c\/i\u003e not only for its content but also for its process: it stands as a fine example of how modern theory may responsibly be integrated into discussions of medieval texts.... An extremely well-written, persuasive, and stimulating book.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Leanne Groenveld * Comparative Drama *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential for those interested in late medieval theater and medieval rhetoric. It is replete with examples from both sources, and offers many readings of little-known or under-appreciated medieval plays—both mysteres and farces.... This is a very useful and interesting book, which I highly recommend. It is very thorough and very subtle in its core argumenst, and Enders is to be credited for her willingness to expand these arguments into larger theoretical contexts.... This book successfully crosses the boundary from medieval scholarship to broader, comparative issues in literary and cultural studies, and makes a powerful case for the continuing importance of the Western tradition of rhetoric in contemporary cultural life.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Andrew Cowell * The Comparatist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important new study returns to the topics of rhetoric and medieval drama but implicates these areas of this writer's interest and expertise with another topic about which she cares with equal passion: the historical continuity and seeming ubiquity of violence and cruelty.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ann Blake * Parergon *","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405171958103,"sku":"9780801487835","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801487835.jpg?v=1730488980","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-medieval-theater-of-cruelty-9780801487835","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}