 | The Queen''s Dumbshows: John Lydgate and the Making of Early Theater Subjects: Lydgate John 1370?–1451? -- Criticism and interpretation; Theater -- England -- History -- Medieval 500–1500; English drama -- To 1500 -- History and criticism; English literature -- Middle English 1100–1500 -- History and criticism; The Queen's Dumbshows explores the importance of John Lydgate's mummings and entertainments for literary and theatrical history, rethinking what constitutes "drama" in late medieval England and what role it played in public life. Claire Sponsler is Professor of English at the University of Iowa and author of a number of books, including Ritual Imports: Performing Medieval Drama in America, winner of the Barnard Hewitt Award of the American Society for Theatre Research. |
