 | Ritual Imports: Performing Medieval Drama in America Throughout the Americas, performances deriving from medieval European rituals, ceremonies, and festivities made up a crucial part of the cultural cargo shipped from Europe to the overseas settlements. In 1583, Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed from... Claire Sponsler is Professor of English at the University of Iowa. She is the author of Drama and Resistance: Bodies, Goods, and Theatricality in Late Medieval England and coeditor of East of West: Cross-Cultural Performance and the Staging of Difference . |
