The Idolatrous Eye

The Idolatrous Eye
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9780195344028
ISBN-13 : 0195344022
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Book Synopsis The Idolatrous Eye by : Michael O'Connell

Download or read book The Idolatrous Eye written by Michael O'Connell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-13 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study argues that the century after the Reformation saw a crisis in the way that Europeans expressed their religious experience. Focusing specifically on how this crisis affected the drama of England, O'Connell shows that Reformation culture was preoccupied with idolatry and that the theater was frequently attacked as idolatrous. This anti-theatricalism notably targeted the traditional cycles of mystery plays--a type of vernacular, popular biblical theater that from a modern perspective would seem ideally suited to advance the Reformation project. The Idolatrous Eye provides a wide perspective on iconoclasm in the sixteenth century, and in so doing, helps us to understand why this biblical theater was found transgressive and what this meant for the secular theater that followed.


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