The Serpent with a Human Head in Art and in Mystery Play / / John Bonnel.
In this paper John Bonnel argues that the representation of the serpent in Eden as having a human head originated in the mystery plays of the 13th century, where the serpent was played by an actor and had a head.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Analecta Gorgiana
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (37 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- THE SERPENT WITH A HUMAN HEAD IN ART AND IN MYSTERY PLAY
- I. THE LITERARY SOURCES
- II. THE ART FORM
- III. THE PLAYS
- IV. HOW FAR THE ARTISTS WERE INFLUENCED BY THE PLAYS