CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. ON TERMINOLOGY AND TRANSLATION xi
5. ABBREVIATIONS xv
6. INTRODUCTION. LOCATING A MEDIEVAL THEATER 1
7. CHAPTER ONE. A HISTORY PLAY: THE JEU DE SAINT NICOLAS AND THE WORLD OF ARRAS 27
8. CHAPTER TWO. PRODIGALS AND JONGLEURS: INITIATIVE AND AGENCY IN A THEATER TOWN 69
9. CHAPTER THREE. ACCESS TO THE MEDIA: PUBLICITY, PARTICIPATION, AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE 127
10. CHAPTER FOUR. RELICS AND RITES: "THE PLAY OF THE BOWER" AND OTHER PLAYS 183
11. CHAPTER FIVE. LIVES IN THE THEATER 232
12. CONCLUSION. ON LOOKING INTO A MEDIEVAL THEATER 277
13. APPENDIX 283
14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 285
15. INDEX 317