Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in English
First Advisor
Mary Hayes
Second Advisor
Colby Kullman
Third Advisor
Gregory Heyworth
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
This thesis is an examination of the multivalent category of sodomy in late medieval works of and about biblical drama: A Tretise of Miraclis Pleyinge, the York Joseph's Trouble About Mary and the N-Town Passion plays. Because the Tretise of Miraclis Pleyinge invokes charges of sodomy in its attack on biblical drama, this work argues that the medieval stage is particularly hospitable to exploring the queer moments of Christian theology. Focusing on the sodomitic relationships of Christ's life as they are revealed in York's Joseph's Trouble and the N-Town Passion sequences, this thesis argues that these plays problematize Christ's legendary hostile relationship to the sin against nature.
Recommended Citation
Pelts, Bobby Ellis, "Staging Sodomy: Deviance and Devotion on the Early English Stage" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 226.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/226