Death by Drama and Other Medieval Urban Legends
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Prologue
Introduction: Medieval Urban Legends?
Part I: Telling the Difference
1. Lusting after Saints
2. Queer Attractions
3. Of Madness and Method Acting
4. Two Priests and the Hand of God
5. Dying to Play
6. The Eel of Melun
7. The Devil Who Wasn’t There
Part II: Make-Believe
8. The Laughter of the Children
9. Burnt Theatrical Offerings
10. Theater’s Living Dead
11. The Mysterious Quarry
12. Seeing Is Believing
13. The Suicide of Despair
14. Death by Drama
Epilogue: The Moment of Truth
Appendix: Original Documents in French and Latin
Notes
Works Cited
Index
American Society for Theatre Research: Barnard Hewitt Award for Excellence in Theatre History
Won
Choice Magazine: CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Awards
Won
Theatre Library Association: George Freedley Memorial Award
Short Listed
New York University Dept. of English: Joe A. Callaway Prize
Honorable Mention
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