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OverviewThe Digby Mary Magdalene is named after the sixteenth-century manuscript containing the play’s only known copy. Along with “The Conversion of Saint Paul,” its companion in Bodleian Library MS Digby 133, it also provides exclusive access to the dramatic genre of the English saint play. This multifaceted portrait of Mary weaves together several distinct narrative traditions of Mary as a noblewoman, prostitute, redeemed sinner, and meditative desert saint, highlighting the paradoxes central to her broad appeal. The Digby Magdalene is striking for its simultaneously local and cosmopolitan character: it reflects the local priorities, religious devotion, and prolific tradition of English drama that characterize its home of East Anglia, yet incorporates elements from continental Europe’s wealth of texts, images, and performances dedicated to the Magdalene. By participating in this international tradition, the Digby Magdalene underscores Mary’s status as one of the most widely venerated saints of Western Europe. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Theresa ColettiPublisher: Medieval Institute Publications Imprint: Medieval Institute Publications Edition: New edition Weight: 0.425kg ISBN: 9781580442855ISBN 10: 1580442854 Pages: 196 Publication Date: 22 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction The Digby Mary Magdalene Play Explanatory Notes Textual Notes Bibliography GlossaryReviewsThis attractive edition by Theresa Coletti, an expert on medieval English drama and the author of a monograph on the play and its contexts, [1] may--I hope--kickstart a more general interest in this remarkable work, especially by historians of both English theater and gender and sexuality. . . . This is an excellent edition for graduates, and advanced scholars, and even for undergraduates. It is accessible, informative, scholarly, and completely reliable. --Ruth Evans, University of St. Louis This attractive edition by Theresa Coletti, an expert on medieval English drama and the author of a monograph on the play and its contexts, [1] may--I hope--kickstart a more general interest in this remarkable work, especially by historians of both English theater and gender and sexuality. . . . This is an excellent edition for graduates, and advanced scholars, and even for undergraduates. It is accessible, informative, scholarly, and completely reliable. --Ruth Evans, University of St. Louis Author InformationTheresa Coletti is Professor of English at the University of Maryland; she is the author of Naming the Rose: Eco, Medieval Signs, and Modern Theory and Mary Magdalene and the Drama of Saints: Theater, Gender, and Religion in Late Medieval England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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