TY - GEN N2 - Over fifty years ago, it became unfashionable-even forbidden-for students of literature to talk about an author's intentions for a given work. In Murder by Accident, Jody Enders boldly resurrects the long-disgraced concept of intentionality, especially as it relates to the theater. Drawing on four fascinating medieval events in which a theatrical performance precipitated deadly consequences, Enders contends that the marginalization of intention in critical discourse is a mirror for the marginalization-and misunderstanding-of theater. AB - Over fifty years ago, it became unfashionable-even forbidden-for students of literature to talk about an author's intentions for a given work. In Murder by Accident, Jody Enders boldly resurrects the long-disgraced concept of intentionality, especially as it relates to the theater. Drawing on four fascinating medieval events in which a theatrical performance precipitated deadly consequences, Enders contends that the marginalization of intention in critical discourse is a mirror for the marginalization-and misunderstanding-of theater. T1 - Murder by accidentmedieval theater, modern media, critical intentions / DA - 2009. CY - Chicago ; CY - London : AU - Enders, Jody, CN - Proquest Ebook Central CN - PN2152 PB - University of Chicago Press, PP - Chicago ; PP - London : PY - 2009. ID - 437373 KW - Drama, Medieval KW - Theater KW - Violence in the theater. KW - Intention in literature. SN - 9780226207858 (electronic bk.) TI - Murder by accidentmedieval theater, modern media, critical intentions / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=448542 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=448542 ER -