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You might want to think about gestures common to the stage and pulpit. Have a look at _Gesture in Medieval Drama and Art_ (Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute Publications, 2001), of which I am editor.

Clifford Davidson

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From: Abigail Ann Young <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 1:39 pm
Subject: Query about preaching and theatre

> I confess that I cannot think of anything that quite meets the 
> criteria 
> in this question, so I thought of throwing it open to the list. If 
> you 
> have any suggestions, please reply both to the list and to Ms 
> Berardini.
> Abigail
> 
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> Subject:     Request of Information on G. Ferzoco suggestion
> Date:     Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:47:36 +0100 (CET)
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> 
> Dear Prof. Young,
> I am writing you on Prof. George Ferzoco's suggestion. I am an 
> Italian 
> Phd student and I am now spending a study period at the University 
> of 
> Bristol working with Prof. G. Ferzoco and Prof. C. Muessig. My PhD 
> research project is about the relationship between medieval 
> preaching 
> and theatre. Thus I am reading sermons by English and Italian 
> preachers 
> in order to discover hidden theatrical element that can show the 
> use of 
> theatrical means by preachers. In order to achieve this aim I am 
> interested in finding documents (if they exist) about the setting 
> of the 
> preaching scene by which is it possible to demonstrate that 
> medieval 
> preaching shared a lot of features with theatre. Although all of 
> the 
> authors of the Artes Praedicandi spoke against theatre and tried to 
> avoid any similarity between preachers and minstrels and actors, 
> still 
> preachers used a lot of actors' means in order to catch the 
> attention of 
> the public.
> Have you ever find anything related with this topic?
> It would be a pleasure to share with you my thoughts on this 
> research as 
> I am very interested in your project.
> Thank you for your kindness, I am looking forward for your reply,
> Best,
> Valentina Berardini
> 
> 
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