Obviously, theatre’s gender gap has a long history. Less obvious: so do plays by women.
There is one new medieval drama out there that rejects these one-dimensional archetypes that have for so long informed the genre's depiction of women.
These excerpts from works of philosophy and religion, history and drama, fiction, poetry, and other genres introduce the many facets of medieval literature. The anthology opens with chapters from The Confessions of St. Augustine, the first Western biography and a model for Christian writers throughout the Middle Ages. Book One of Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy follows, along with selections from the Venerable Bede's The Ecclesiastical History of the English People and the Old English epic poem Beowulf.Other selections include The Story of My Misfortunes by Peter Abélard; Medieval Lays and Legends of Marie de France; "The Lady of the Fountain" and "The Dream of Rhonabwy" from Lady Charlotte E. Guest's The Mabinogion; three stories from Boccaccio's Decameron; "The Reeve's Tale," "The Cook's Tale," and "The Lawyer's Tale" from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; Book One of Thomas à Kempis's The Imitation of Christ; and the anonymous 15-century morality play Everyman. the confessions of st augustine;the consolation of philosophy;the ecclesiastical history of the english people;beowulf;the story of my misfortunes;medieval literature;medieval philosophy and religion;medieval history and drama;medieval fiction;medieval poetry;writers from the middle ages;thomas a kempis;chaucer;boccaccio;lady charlotte e guest;peter abelard;venerable bede;boethius
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Here's something to ease the pain that we have nearly reached the final season of "Poldark," the beloved PBS Masterpiece period series.
In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Gertrude is Hamlet's mother and Queen of Denmark. Her relationship with Hamlet is somewhat turbulent, since he resents her marrying her husband's brother Claudius after he murdered the King (young Hamlet's father, King Hamlet). Gertrude reveals no guilt in her m
Maximilian I. und Maria von Burgund: Zusammen sind sie ein Traumpaar der Geschichte. Der Dreiteiler «Maximilian – Das Spiel von Macht und Liebe» erzählt ihre Geschichte mitreissend – und verbreitet plump politische Botschaften.
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