"This very poised first book represents an important new departure in the study of early drama. Judiciously drawing on theoretical models drawn from cognifive science, it is the first comprehensive st
Jane Austen: Comedies of the Flesh investigates the role that dissident comedy plays in Austen’s writings. Focusing on sexuality as a lens upon circa-1800 literary culture, this book emphasizes the ph
In Sensational Devotion, Jill Stevenson examines a range of evangelical performances, including contemporary Passion plays, biblical theme parks, Holy Land re-creations, creationist museums, and megac
This anthology explores how theatre and performance use home as the prism through which we reconcile shifts in national, cultural, and personal identity. Whether examining parlor dramas and kitchen si
Architecture affects us on a number of levels. It can control our movements, change our experience of our own scale, create a particular sense of place, focus memory, and act as a statement of power a
