The Biblical Drama of Medieval Europe - Hardcover

Muir, Lynette R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521412919 ISBN 13: 9780521412919

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Lynette Muir's study presents a detailed survey and analysis of the surviving corpus of Biblical drama from all parts of medieval Christian Europe. It examines over five hundred plays from the tenth to the sixteenth centuries, in a wide-ranging discussion that makes available the full scope of this important part of theater history. Organized to provide a complete overview of major aspects of medieval Biblical theater, it includes valuable appendices that give information on the liturgical calendar, processions, the Mass and the Bible.

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Book Description

This book presents a detailed survey and analysis of the surviving corpus of biblical drama from all parts of medieval Christian Europe. Over five hundred plays from the tenth to the sixteenth centuries are examined, in a wide-ranging discussion which makes available the full scope of this important part of theatre history. The volume is specially organised to provide a complete overview of major aspects of medieval biblical theatre, including the theatrical community of both audience and players; the major plays and cycles; and the legacy of medieval biblical theatre. The book also includes valuable appendices with information on the liturgical calendar, processions, and the Mass and the Bible.

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This book presents a detailed survey and analysis of the surviving corpus of biblical drama from all parts of medieval Europe. Over five hundred plays from the tenth to the sixteenth centuries are examined from the point of view of the communities who performed them and the stories they dramatised in a mixture of sermons and suffering, comedy, pathos and the realities of everyday, mainly urban, life. The volume is arranged in such a way as to provide a detailed overview of major aspects of medieval biblical theatre, including the theatrical community of audience and players; the major plays and cycles; and the legacy of medieval drama in the modern world. An appendix provides information on the liturgical context of the plays, including the Church calendar, processions, the Mass, the Office and the Creed. The biblical drama of medieval Europe will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of medieval theatre and for enthusiasts of early drama.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521412919
• ISBN 13: 9780521412919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 348