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The N-Town play : drama and liturgy in medieval East Anglia
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ISBN: 1282988026 9786612988028 1846157498 1843841894 Year: 2009 Publisher: Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer,

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The first full examination of the 'N-Town Play', arguing for its reappraisal as a work of private devotion as well as public performance. The dramatic text known as the N-Town Play, from fifteenth-century East Anglia, is a significant but mysterious compilation of late-medieval vernacular theatre. It differs radically from the better-known Northern medieval mystery plays in that it offers a double cycle of Christ's life together with that of the Virgin Mary, incorporating much liturgical material. This book, the first full-length study to be devoted to the N-Town Play, provides a complete reassessment of the play, setting it in its geographical, religious and political context. The author argues that liturgy, an essential part of the experience of medieval people, is key to understanding the 'N-Town Play', and that it is best seen as a double anthology, of liturgy within drama. She offers a detailed, but clear and accessible, presentation of this liturgical dimension, which not only guides the reader through the 'N-Town Play' and its liturgical material, but contributes to the appreciation of other medieval texts. In particular, its discussion of the Eucharist raises questions about the play's supposed orthodoxy within the context of Lollard controversies. PENNY GRANGER gained her PhD from the University of East Anglia.


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Four Middle English mystery cycles : textual, contextual, and critical interpretations
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ISBN: 0691067147 1306987342 0691609616 1400858720 0691637865 9781400858729 9780691067148 9780691609614 Year: 1987 Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press,

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Martin Stevens examines the four extant complete cycles of Middle English mystery plays in light of the most recent research on the manuscripts, sources, and records relating to the medieval drama. The first comprehensive treatment of all four of the cycles, the book emphasizes the study of the surviving manuscripts as texts distinct from their performance history.Originally published in 1987.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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