Du Moyen Âge à aujourd’hui: Sainte Barbe en scène
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Susanna Scavello [1]
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[1] Université Paris Nanterre, Francia
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- Localización: European Medieval Drama, ISSN 1378-2274, ISSN-e 2031-0064, Nº. 27, 2023, págs. 131-159
- Idioma: francés
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Resumen
We will consider two levels of the character of the martyred saint — her body and her word — while questioning the contradiction between these two dimensions from a performative point of view, if we imagine the saint Barbe mysteries coming to life on stage. Furthermore, we will try to make distinctions between image, narrative, and dramatization of late medieval female martyrdom in terms of reception. We will first question the presumed passivity and sexualization of the heroine’s body that has been proposed by contemporary readings that see the martyr primarily as an object of male desire and gaze. We will discuss the reaction of the character’s body to the violence suffered in the theatre. Then we will examine the manifestation of the speech of Barbe, between joy, provocation and ‘implacable decision’, thus showing the paradoxical presence of the saint on the scene. We will conclude by wondering why we should revive these medieval plays on today’s stages.
